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I watched all of the gil accumulate and in games with lights I can't leave them on. The only one I can think of is Heavy Rain, but I always turned off the tv, radio, lights, etc.
I can relate, I gotz a little OCD in me aswell. In bioshock I needed to hack everything I came across, I just couldn't help myself. And if a game has breakable objects, fogetaboutit I need, NEED, to break every single thing before moving on
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, if I get a star, it is always either through a triple jump, or bouncing off of somebody's head. It's pretty much the same mentality as Mega Man boss doors. (I do that, too!)
On games that reveal more of the level map as you explore the area, like say, Dragon Age, I have to run around in every direction until the entire map shows up, even if I know I've completed all of the objectives and got the important items.
Megaman-needs to be done
GTA-I'm guilty of the traffic light thing also
Alan Wake-Chad your just in go green mode from living in LA for so long:),happens to the best of us. XD
GTA-I'm guilty of the traffic light thing also
Alan Wake-Chad your just in go green mode from living in LA for so long:),happens to the best of us. XD
In Pokemon Red I would always make all my Pokemon 1 level stronger then the other, putting the lowest level at the top of the list so it would go something like 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 keeping my Starter at the bottom keeping him the strongest. If one leveled up then I would level all the others to keep the number thing going, and if one wanted to evolve I made sure all the others did so at the same level. Also, I made sure the Pokemon that 'looked' like males were males and the strongest, and the ones that looked like females were females and made them by level.. weaker...... don't ask me why, I don't know.
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Yeah, me too.
Or I make sure it ends peak taunt for Marth holding his sword in the air so the screen pauses on it for a second.
Yeah, me too.
Or I make sure it ends peak taunt for Marth holding his sword in the air so the screen pauses on it for a second.
I havent played any of those games so i wouldnt have a way to pick those habits up. Although i say i wouldnt have any habits, but im trying to complete prototype buying every upgrade with only collecting the landmarks and hints i descided to use the challanges aswell iv just got sword and shell and im skint and only about 50 land marks and 15 hints left i know about the super moves which are like half mil im guna scrounge.
Other then that i cant think of anything.
I supose a bad habit of mine would be my inability to complete a gta game, i have 1,3,vice city and i have yet to complete them, more then like 50%.
Other then that i cant think of anything.
I supose a bad habit of mine would be my inability to complete a gta game, i have 1,3,vice city and i have yet to complete them, more then like 50%.
How about spinning your character in circles while waiting for something, like an elevator or whatever.
Reading all these amazing comments made me realize how much more I could have added to this list. I do almost all the stuff you guys are mentioning as well. This is a very bonding experience. :)
In Contra 3, I would always have both guns equipped during a top-down level and spin with both weapons shooting after I finished a boss.
Duel Flamethrowers + victory spin = pretty silly
Duel Flamethrowers + victory spin = pretty silly
The one completely irrational thing I do in games is treating the female characters better than the male ones. This happens in RPGs in particular, I'm like some father spoiling his daughters all the time, but totally forsaking the needs of his sone.
This even happens if I make totally separate male and female avatars in an online RPG. I will fucking loot my male character if I feel I should and transfer the goods to the female character. My female characters end up being the ones that are tricked out.
I don't genderbend with the online character, its not a "waifu" thing. They're not real women, but somehow I just do it anyway.
I can't tell you just how many times I pillaged good equipment off my male character in FFXI just so my female one could have more bullets and arrows. Eventually I just made him a Scholar and fitted him with mage gear so I couldn't have a reason to steal from him since the girl was a ranged melee character.
This even happens if I make totally separate male and female avatars in an online RPG. I will fucking loot my male character if I feel I should and transfer the goods to the female character. My female characters end up being the ones that are tricked out.
I don't genderbend with the online character, its not a "waifu" thing. They're not real women, but somehow I just do it anyway.
I can't tell you just how many times I pillaged good equipment off my male character in FFXI just so my female one could have more bullets and arrows. Eventually I just made him a Scholar and fitted him with mage gear so I couldn't have a reason to steal from him since the girl was a ranged melee character.
Chad, you're not alone when it comes to this stuff. Here are my irrational behaviors:
1) In every RPG I have ever played, I save....ALOT. I've been known to spend two minutes saving the same file, over and over and over again. One of my friends thought there was something wrong with my game, and I told him nope, just a habit.
2) I make sure all the settings on my games are high, even for PC games my computer can't run properly.
3) In Civ 4, I build lots of military units. I have cities dedicated to nothing but the military units, yet despite this, I try to make peace with everybody, and by the end of the game I have whole cities full of units that will never be used.
That's just a few of the gaming habits that I have, but already I feel better.
1) In every RPG I have ever played, I save....ALOT. I've been known to spend two minutes saving the same file, over and over and over again. One of my friends thought there was something wrong with my game, and I told him nope, just a habit.
2) I make sure all the settings on my games are high, even for PC games my computer can't run properly.
3) In Civ 4, I build lots of military units. I have cities dedicated to nothing but the military units, yet despite this, I try to make peace with everybody, and by the end of the game I have whole cities full of units that will never be used.
That's just a few of the gaming habits that I have, but already I feel better.
The craziest thing I can think of off the top of my head that I do I guess would be spending upwards of an hour or more in MegaTen games reshuffling my fusions to get a good skillset, even if it's a demon/persona I may barely use or a skill I don't even really need. Though I don't always do this, and it does have some gameplay ramifications, so I suppose it's not really the same thing.
I did use to do the whole holding down the B button when throwing a Pokeball in Pokemon thinking it might increase the chances of catching the Pokemon. I don't do it anymore though. I guess the closest thing now would be feeling the need to catch Pokemon of a specific gender based on whether I think the Pokemon looks more male or female, and often feeling the need to have a balanced party of 3 male and 3 female Pokemon, even though none of that has any real gameplay importance.
I did use to do the whole holding down the B button when throwing a Pokeball in Pokemon thinking it might increase the chances of catching the Pokemon. I don't do it anymore though. I guess the closest thing now would be feeling the need to catch Pokemon of a specific gender based on whether I think the Pokemon looks more male or female, and often feeling the need to have a balanced party of 3 male and 3 female Pokemon, even though none of that has any real gameplay importance.
Oh i thought of one when i play undead in warcraft3 campaigns i purposfully cover the entire map in blight, every centimtre of it, thats like a 20-30 minute map turned into 1.5 hour minimum.
this started off as " hah I do that too ,thats not crazy" to " ok thats completely insane :S"
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Gotta jump on the megaman jumping bandwagon... theres no other way to enter a boss fight.
In smash bros, i always have to taunt when i knock somebody out to win the round... my favorite is zeldas wave goodbye.
In fact, i tend to taunt a lot in games that offer it, especially SSF4. On that topic, i have an affinity for charge characters and will always have a charge waiting for when the round starts... Down-Back, FTW!!!
I instinctively hold down the B button when playing the Mario games and almost never let it go.
In smash bros, i always have to taunt when i knock somebody out to win the round... my favorite is zeldas wave goodbye.
In fact, i tend to taunt a lot in games that offer it, especially SSF4. On that topic, i have an affinity for charge characters and will always have a charge waiting for when the round starts... Down-Back, FTW!!!
I instinctively hold down the B button when playing the Mario games and almost never let it go.
The gil counting would be too tedious for me. But I have a friend who liked to play Grand Theft Parking. For a while he would obey all the traffic laws then gun his engine and try to parallel park in places. Or other times he would try to use the hand brake to get into tight parking spots. All while yelling "Heiiiiiisssst!"
This is such a good idea. Chad we need stuff like this more frequently.
As for me: In any game that has character customisation I have to be wearing something different than what I was in the last cut scene, especially if it’s been a day in game time (which is usually about half an hour) I don’t even know why, I usually end up changing back to what I like best afterwards and I can’t focus on what they’re saying because I’m too busy critiquing my character’s fashion sense.
I even ruined that part in RDR that’s supposed to be really impactful, where you’re riding home and that song is playing and you’re supposed to boot it home as fast as you can to see your family. Instead I went out of my way to buy a safehouse just so I could change, which stopped the song and which made a few hours pass and the whole thing just sort of lost its impact.
As for me: In any game that has character customisation I have to be wearing something different than what I was in the last cut scene, especially if it’s been a day in game time (which is usually about half an hour) I don’t even know why, I usually end up changing back to what I like best afterwards and I can’t focus on what they’re saying because I’m too busy critiquing my character’s fashion sense.
I even ruined that part in RDR that’s supposed to be really impactful, where you’re riding home and that song is playing and you’re supposed to boot it home as fast as you can to see your family. Instead I went out of my way to buy a safehouse just so I could change, which stopped the song and which made a few hours pass and the whole thing just sort of lost its impact.
Everyone jumps through boss doors in Mega Man.
Everyone.
If you don't, you're not cool.
Super cool dudes jump through backwards.
Everyone.
If you don't, you're not cool.
Super cool dudes jump through backwards.
In Super Mario 3, when I murder the Koopas I always try to catch the scepter in mid-air. That must be done that way.
I came up with one I did. In Super Mario Bros. 3, I'd always jump to catch the falling wand after beating a boss.
Just this morning on my way to work I was listening to the Ronathon podcast and thinking, "Man, it's been a while since I've read one of those classic Chad Concelmo articles. I wonder when I'll have the pleasure again?"
And lo and behold. He saw it and it was good.
And lo and behold. He saw it and it was good.
When I play Super Mario Bros 3 and I beat one a boss, I can't not jump up to get the prize when it pops up. I never really noticed it until my friend pointed it out.
Also, in Pokemon, I always talked to the trainers I beat several time to see if they said anything different and would visit every home or building in every town I visited and talked to everyone several times to see if they wanted to talk about anything else. I'm more social to the people in Pokemon then in real life. XD
run in circles as a scout/bouncing ball on ground/or throwing jars of piss over and over while waiting for round to begin in tf2
When I would play Super Mario World 2 for the SNES, I wasn't satisfied with beating a level unless I jumped through the goal. Seeing Mario float down slowly to the ground before the victory march and peace sign was strangely one of the most satisfying things about that game, to me.
Also, I tend to collect any and every item I see in games. Even if it's a rupee or some item that I don't need or have a full inventory on, I always do it just in case. In Dragon Age: Origins, I would pick up useless items with the mentality of "At least i'll have something to drop if I run out of inventory space later," even though everyone knows it would make more sense to just not pick the stuff up.
Also, I tend to collect any and every item I see in games. Even if it's a rupee or some item that I don't need or have a full inventory on, I always do it just in case. In Dragon Age: Origins, I would pick up useless items with the mentality of "At least i'll have something to drop if I run out of inventory space later," even though everyone knows it would make more sense to just not pick the stuff up.
I reload every time I stop shooting, even when there are more enemies around the corner or I only used two bullets out of a clip of 30.
Every. Single. Time. It's literally a reflex.
Every. Single. Time. It's literally a reflex.
I bought Pokemon Heart Gold after I got Tatsunoko VS Capcom and I was so used to it and amazed by both games that when I was having a battle I would imagine the pokemon battles with Air Combos and specials... no really!
The attacks were the supers, the rest I had to imagine it myself.
The attacks were the supers, the rest I had to imagine it myself.
Wow, I do lots of those. Granted they aren't mandatory for me like they are for you. For example: OF COURSE I jump through boss doors in Megaman, but sometimes I dash, or air dash, or shoot a weapon or something. It looks cool in MMX when X dashes through a door with his blaster out ready to smoke foolz.
I used to let the gil and everything count up in FF7 but not anymore.
I ALWAYS have to have Cecil walking around on the map in FF4. No one else is allowed, ever.
The first time I played Driver back in the day on PS1 I liked to always follow traffic laws, but in that fuckin' game cops got pissed off when you sped down the street, god dammit! I don't do that anymore.
I used to let the gil and everything count up in FF7 but not anymore.
I ALWAYS have to have Cecil walking around on the map in FF4. No one else is allowed, ever.
The first time I played Driver back in the day on PS1 I liked to always follow traffic laws, but in that fuckin' game cops got pissed off when you sped down the street, god dammit! I don't do that anymore.
In Super Mario Bros , after climbing a vine , I do the vine dance. Just keep pressing up at the top of a vine and Mario does this sweet jig.I love it and do it every time.
If I ring someone out during Soul Calibur I must jump off the stage as well. I have no idea why though.
In EVERY RPG that I play, I still press the attack button whenever I attack/cast magic on an enemy, even though it doesn't really do anything.
It's a filthy habit that I got from playing Super Mario RPG on the SNES where it really does give you an extra bit of damage if you time the button press just right.
PS - I was really eating cookies and drinking coffee when reading this, as Chad said!
It's a filthy habit that I got from playing Super Mario RPG on the SNES where it really does give you an extra bit of damage if you time the button press just right.
PS - I was really eating cookies and drinking coffee when reading this, as Chad said!
I always make Sonic do his "losing balance" animation on the edge on the button at the end of Sonic 2 levels.
That Red Dead one I don't think is crazy at all. I mean you didn't mean to shoot the innocents and if you hadn't, you wouldn't have been able to loot them anyway. I do a few other things like that in that game.
Yesterday I was chasing a thief who I intend to take in alive. He took one shot and it hit my horse, so I had to kill him. "Don't worry horse, I've got your back." I said aloud.
That Red Dead one I don't think is crazy at all. I mean you didn't mean to shoot the innocents and if you hadn't, you wouldn't have been able to loot them anyway. I do a few other things like that in that game.
Yesterday I was chasing a thief who I intend to take in alive. He took one shot and it hit my horse, so I had to kill him. "Don't worry horse, I've got your back." I said aloud.
The light switch thing, I do it too. Any game that I play if you can turn something on and off I'll make sure I turn it off as I leave a room. It's a real world habit and it made its' way to video games for me too.
Also, if a game I'm playing has med-packs or ammo and I am full on health or... uh... ammo I'll either hurt myself or shoot of one round just so I can pick it up.
Also, if a game I'm playing has med-packs or ammo and I am full on health or... uh... ammo I'll either hurt myself or shoot of one round just so I can pick it up.
"Jumping through boss doors in Mega Man isn't crazy; it's mandatory."
Yep. It's also mandatory to backflip or triple jump into stars in the 3D Mario platformers. :3
Yep. It's also mandatory to backflip or triple jump into stars in the 3D Mario platformers. :3
An even crazier alternative to the first one: I actually get upset with myself a little bit when I accidently jump through the boss door and have Megaman stuck in jump mode. I really have no explanation why though XD
The Alan Wake one is hilarious. Definitely the craziest one. On another note, I may not ever play that game just for that description of it. I'm not too good at survival/DARKNESS focused games.
The Alan Wake one is hilarious. Definitely the craziest one. On another note, I may not ever play that game just for that description of it. I'm not too good at survival/DARKNESS focused games.
In SMB3, you have to grab the Koopa Kids' wands as high as you can.
I think it's in SMW that you tried to end certain levels 'skidding'.
I think it's in SMW that you tried to end certain levels 'skidding'.
Unless a zombie dog is chasing me/trying to kill me, I wont hurts random animals in games just because I can.
I tired RDR once but couldn't bring myself to shoot the horse I was riding so I shot some lady instead.
Weird.
I tired RDR once but couldn't bring myself to shoot the horse I was riding so I shot some lady instead.
Weird.
I'm surprised nobody said this one yet...or am I the only one?
In Virtua Fighter 4-5 and all the Tekkens, after a KO you have about 2 seconds of movement before the replay and win pose. In those 2 seconds in a round I win, I ALWAYS press up and kick or up and punch, depending on the character. Its always an arial attack to a downed opponent...which I never use during a match because smart opponents always seem to dodge it. I've done this so much through the history of both games its almost instinct I press up+attack the moment I see "K.O.!" A friend of mine once asked "is that your finishing move?" it confused me because I never thought of it until he asked.
In Virtua Fighter 4-5 and all the Tekkens, after a KO you have about 2 seconds of movement before the replay and win pose. In those 2 seconds in a round I win, I ALWAYS press up and kick or up and punch, depending on the character. Its always an arial attack to a downed opponent...which I never use during a match because smart opponents always seem to dodge it. I've done this so much through the history of both games its almost instinct I press up+attack the moment I see "K.O.!" A friend of mine once asked "is that your finishing move?" it confused me because I never thought of it until he asked.
I jump through the doors/dividers in every possible game. Most notably, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout 3. Passing through a doorway (ie. loading a new area) is as simple as facing the door and pressing the action button. But I must ALWAYS be midair when doing this, preferably with a nice running start.
The extra fun thing about this quirk is that it makes already finicky games even more prone to freeze as the engine tries to place you in the room airborne.
The extra fun thing about this quirk is that it makes already finicky games even more prone to freeze as the engine tries to place you in the room airborne.
I too jump through megaman doors and must catch whatever shiney thing the boss drops (Wands, Orbs, etc) before they hit the ground.
I'm also with Son of Makuta. Every time I fire my weapon in a FPS, I reload. I've done this after firing a couple shots with the SAW in MW2 multiplayer, where reloading takes quite a bit.
I absolutely cannot take the stairs down in a Metal Gear Solid game unless necessary. I'll drop over the side of railings, risking death or alerting guards, to avoid 'em. Including in the armory in MGS3 where you have to drop four or five stories carefully if you want to do it.
Speaking of Metal Gear Solid... During Metal Gear Solid 3, I'll always put on the Raiden Mask for the portion of the game where you pretend to be a scientist. It has no effect on gameplay, but makes me feel better about using the disguise. A blond bishounen has (slightly) more right being a scientist than a guy with stubble, facepaint, and a bandanna. And anytime I feel like running around with the heavy machinegun shooting people, Snake must go bare-chested and face-paint free in order to fully maximize the Rambo feel.
One final one... In Final Fantasy Tactics, nobody's allowed to die. I don't mean they're not allowed to be crystalized or itemized (i.e. permanently lost), I mean I refuse to be put in a position where I have to use a Phoenix Down or Raise. Even a ReRaise death, where they get right back up, is an absolute no-no. I've reset SCC Battles I was at the end of to keep this going.
I'm also with Son of Makuta. Every time I fire my weapon in a FPS, I reload. I've done this after firing a couple shots with the SAW in MW2 multiplayer, where reloading takes quite a bit.
I absolutely cannot take the stairs down in a Metal Gear Solid game unless necessary. I'll drop over the side of railings, risking death or alerting guards, to avoid 'em. Including in the armory in MGS3 where you have to drop four or five stories carefully if you want to do it.
Speaking of Metal Gear Solid... During Metal Gear Solid 3, I'll always put on the Raiden Mask for the portion of the game where you pretend to be a scientist. It has no effect on gameplay, but makes me feel better about using the disguise. A blond bishounen has (slightly) more right being a scientist than a guy with stubble, facepaint, and a bandanna. And anytime I feel like running around with the heavy machinegun shooting people, Snake must go bare-chested and face-paint free in order to fully maximize the Rambo feel.
One final one... In Final Fantasy Tactics, nobody's allowed to die. I don't mean they're not allowed to be crystalized or itemized (i.e. permanently lost), I mean I refuse to be put in a position where I have to use a Phoenix Down or Raise. Even a ReRaise death, where they get right back up, is an absolute no-no. I've reset SCC Battles I was at the end of to keep this going.
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