AceGoober
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I want to preface this with I know full well games do not reflect real life. Games are a fantasy creation to provide entertainment, nothing more. That said...
What I'm referring to is playing a character and becoming so encapsulated within the character that something - a event, encounter, etc - makes you think in your mind, mutter, do something that you wouldn't normally do while playing the game.
Example:
Been playing Far Cry 5 the last few weeks; finishing the main story line a couple of days ago. There was one encounter that made me act out of character.
Stumbled upon one of the Cult Shrines where they cultists had a NPC on her knees, hands tied behind her back. One cultist was reading from a book while two others were watching the hostage. Before I could react appropriately and save the hostage, one of the cultist walked up and shot her in the head. That event made me mutter, "You sumbitch." and I proceeded to eliminate all the cultists with extreme prejudice, to the extent of dropping a grenade on the group of bodies before leaving the area.
I've never done that in any game prior to that point. Ever.
Has anyone else experienced this?
What I'm referring to is playing a character and becoming so encapsulated within the character that something - a event, encounter, etc - makes you think in your mind, mutter, do something that you wouldn't normally do while playing the game.
Example:
Been playing Far Cry 5 the last few weeks; finishing the main story line a couple of days ago. There was one encounter that made me act out of character.
Stumbled upon one of the Cult Shrines where they cultists had a NPC on her knees, hands tied behind her back. One cultist was reading from a book while two others were watching the hostage. Before I could react appropriately and save the hostage, one of the cultist walked up and shot her in the head. That event made me mutter, "You sumbitch." and I proceeded to eliminate all the cultists with extreme prejudice, to the extent of dropping a grenade on the group of bodies before leaving the area.
I've never done that in any game prior to that point. Ever.
Has anyone else experienced this?