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If you could get rid of one videogame trope or mechanic, what would it be?

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Mine would be arbitrarily slowing down a character to maintain horror in a game. I get if there are reasons like age, injury, or location that could provide context, but don’t turn my legs into molasses because you need to time the jump scare just right.

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D61 [any]@hexbear.net
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:thinky-felix: Me remembering Final Fantasy for the NES with 99 cabins in my inventory while paddling around a river in a canoe without sinking…

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axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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how do you feel about Death Stranding?

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I’ve been playing the Demon’s Souls remake after never playing the original and was absolutely floored it has a weight limit mechanic. Thank God Fromsoft never carried that over

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