Games, games, games

[danalwyn]

So I've been drowning my recent spate of depression in an overdose of console RPGs. At the time, this seemed like a good idea.

Unfortunately, I've discovered that I've finally reached the point where the flaws in a game stand out so much more clearly to me than the good parts. This isn't to say that I didn't like the games, but every time I do something, I now think about how it could have been done better, how I would have done it better, and I spend most of my time thinking about that. So far I've gone through Suikoden V, Knights of the Old Republic II, and Jade Empire, and even though those are all decent games, the number of flaws was on the verge of driving me to distraction. I'm constantly thinking "Well, this is cool, but it could be so much cooler if..."

Does anyone else who plays games have this problem, or have I managed to reach a level of personal enlightenment that would be better left alone?

Comments

[jocante.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that I do that sometimes, but not very often. It usually manifests as thinking, "you know, (game) REALLY needs this feature" suddenly.

For instance:

Romancing Saga 3 REALLY needs more interparty dialogue
Fire Emblem 4 REALLY needs an in-battle trade function
Vagrant Story's hero REALLY needs a character design that doesn't have that stupid antenna-hair and pants with holes over the ass

Then I spend some time thinking of a way to fix it, but it never really hurts my appreciation of the game (okay, maybe FE4, since the item trading system in castles is really clunky and a waste of G).