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In todays games it is essential that we as gamers can use our strengths to tackle problems in games and get the most out of our games, but there are certain factors that help us achieve our objectives in a game, there are many different things that determine how we manage to complete games. Taking our time to get to grips with the game, simply rushing in head first won't get the game done any quicker, its a little bit like a cycle, that when you do one thing and gradually do another then you will get the hang of the game, sounds easy enough but is it?
We are all different people with different qualitys, some better at certain games than others, but how are our qualitys determained?
How many times have you gone to a friends house only to be beaten to death on a game? and then your friend comments on how poor you are, but there could be many reasons why you are not as good as other people at games, maybe you are not as interested as others? maybe they have played it more than you? or it could be simply that you don't own the game or have never played it in your life, but what really makes a true gamer so good?
Determination
Definition - "Theory that human action is settled by forces independant of will"
We all know that at some point in our lives that the only way to get do some things are through determination, if you are not determined enough then you may as well give up at the first hurdle, confidence and determination in yourself will make you believe that you can tackle problems and complete them without the use of cheats or walkthroughs, only you can do it, no one else can, believing in yourself is part of the reason why we become confident at games. Without determination we would easily lose our interest in games becuase without the determination to finish one game we will quickly grow tired and simply not play it, the game in question depends on it, but if you don't believe you can tackle it then there is little hope for your future games in being completed.
Dedication
Definition - "To commit Wholly to a special purpose or cause"
There's no good picking up a game, just having a quick go, sticking it on the shelf and saying "Not my type of game" or its "too boring", many people base opinions on games on so little playtime that its impossible for them to pass judgement so quickly. But are all gamers truely dedicated to games? well its a difficult one because so many of use like games depending on their lastability and most importantly the fun factor.
Games Cannot be boring, ever really, its a tough job for developers but its also a very hard one, trying to suit different peoples needs is hard enough as well as plaeasing those dedicated fans of the series.
Its not only the gamers that are dedicated its the developers too if it was for their dedication then where would we be? Dedicated is a requirement and certainly part of the cylce that makes us succeed and the developers continued high quality games.
Skill
Definition - "Practical ablility, Cleverness"
We all know that there is no way you can complete games by simply being lucky, it requires that one word - "Skill". People may think that its just sports games that require a lot of skill but there are many other gaming genres such as first person shooters and strategic games that require a high degree of accuracy and skill, playing games requires skill so surely the "Practical aliblity" doesn't make sense, but skill in games can comes from your skill with the controller, every game at somepoint requires skill, skill is something that roles all of the five factors into one, because without all of these, skill would not no be a possibility, to some of us skill comes to us naturally on many games but to others it takes a lot longer to get to grips with games, but it will come and its what makes a better gamer. Understanding how the game works and the concepts is also a vital part to increasing your skill, knowledge through cleverness of knowing what to do helps a long way in games, so make sure to read the manual! because not all of its as rubbish as it seems.
Awareness
Definition - " Informed, concious"
Awareness plays a big role in battling your way through games, especially games with constant on-screen action, without awareness and quick reactions you might as well be a headless chicken stood in the middle of a road, becuase without awareness we would struggle to make sense of what is actually supposed to be going on and what the whole aim of the game is.
You need to be aware of whats going on around you in todays games and always looking and waiting for things to happen, its an important ability that we all have, some better than others depending on the invuduals reaction times and how quickly we can solve the problem. So be aware, be very aware.
Patience
Definition - "Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence"
Patience is probably one of the most important factors to a gamers success, there is no good picking up a game and just throwing it back down saying that its too frustrating, if you keep having the odd go here and there then sometimes it will keep you more interested, the problem sometimes is that many of us pick up a game and get easily frustrated because we play the game so much that we get bored of it quickly, of course it depends on the gamer that you are, but patience pays off in the long wrong, even if the game is bad give it a bit of time, you never know you might grow to love it!
Five of the most important factors that complete the Cycle of Factor 5, the key to a gamers success? you are the only one who can decide that but these factors always play a part in your gaming mission, make sure you complete the cycle.
Spike
We are all different people with different qualitys, some better at certain games than others, but how are our qualitys determained?
How many times have you gone to a friends house only to be beaten to death on a game? and then your friend comments on how poor you are, but there could be many reasons why you are not as good as other people at games, maybe you are not as interested as others? maybe they have played it more than you? or it could be simply that you don't own the game or have never played it in your life, but what really makes a true gamer so good?
Determination
Definition - "Theory that human action is settled by forces independant of will"
We all know that at some point in our lives that the only way to get do some things are through determination, if you are not determined enough then you may as well give up at the first hurdle, confidence and determination in yourself will make you believe that you can tackle problems and complete them without the use of cheats or walkthroughs, only you can do it, no one else can, believing in yourself is part of the reason why we become confident at games. Without determination we would easily lose our interest in games becuase without the determination to finish one game we will quickly grow tired and simply not play it, the game in question depends on it, but if you don't believe you can tackle it then there is little hope for your future games in being completed.
Dedication
Definition - "To commit Wholly to a special purpose or cause"
There's no good picking up a game, just having a quick go, sticking it on the shelf and saying "Not my type of game" or its "too boring", many people base opinions on games on so little playtime that its impossible for them to pass judgement so quickly. But are all gamers truely dedicated to games? well its a difficult one because so many of use like games depending on their lastability and most importantly the fun factor.
Games Cannot be boring, ever really, its a tough job for developers but its also a very hard one, trying to suit different peoples needs is hard enough as well as plaeasing those dedicated fans of the series.
Its not only the gamers that are dedicated its the developers too if it was for their dedication then where would we be? Dedicated is a requirement and certainly part of the cylce that makes us succeed and the developers continued high quality games.
Skill
Definition - "Practical ablility, Cleverness"
We all know that there is no way you can complete games by simply being lucky, it requires that one word - "Skill". People may think that its just sports games that require a lot of skill but there are many other gaming genres such as first person shooters and strategic games that require a high degree of accuracy and skill, playing games requires skill so surely the "Practical aliblity" doesn't make sense, but skill in games can comes from your skill with the controller, every game at somepoint requires skill, skill is something that roles all of the five factors into one, because without all of these, skill would not no be a possibility, to some of us skill comes to us naturally on many games but to others it takes a lot longer to get to grips with games, but it will come and its what makes a better gamer. Understanding how the game works and the concepts is also a vital part to increasing your skill, knowledge through cleverness of knowing what to do helps a long way in games, so make sure to read the manual! because not all of its as rubbish as it seems.
Awareness
Definition - " Informed, concious"
Awareness plays a big role in battling your way through games, especially games with constant on-screen action, without awareness and quick reactions you might as well be a headless chicken stood in the middle of a road, becuase without awareness we would struggle to make sense of what is actually supposed to be going on and what the whole aim of the game is.
You need to be aware of whats going on around you in todays games and always looking and waiting for things to happen, its an important ability that we all have, some better than others depending on the invuduals reaction times and how quickly we can solve the problem. So be aware, be very aware.
Patience
Definition - "Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence"
Patience is probably one of the most important factors to a gamers success, there is no good picking up a game and just throwing it back down saying that its too frustrating, if you keep having the odd go here and there then sometimes it will keep you more interested, the problem sometimes is that many of us pick up a game and get easily frustrated because we play the game so much that we get bored of it quickly, of course it depends on the gamer that you are, but patience pays off in the long wrong, even if the game is bad give it a bit of time, you never know you might grow to love it!
Five of the most important factors that complete the Cycle of Factor 5, the key to a gamers success? you are the only one who can decide that but these factors always play a part in your gaming mission, make sure you complete the cycle.
Spike
all the main missions are subtitled but all the extra missions aint.
KR wrote:
> Going on to ssxpro's point, i think Vice city should have the option
> to have all the missions subtitled...
Yeh, a lot of games are catering for the hearing impaired these days, which is good. I hadn`t realised Vice City wasn`t one of them though.
> Going on to ssxpro's point, i think Vice city should have the option
> to have all the missions subtitled...
Yeh, a lot of games are catering for the hearing impaired these days, which is good. I hadn`t realised Vice City wasn`t one of them though.
Good post Spike. I think patience is more important out of the others because (lets take GTA for example) you dont always complete the missions first time and even when you are close to completing a hard mission and you make a stupid mistake THAT requires patience (and determination) to complete it.
Going on to ssxpro's point, i think Vice city should have the option to have all the missions subtitled...
Going on to ssxpro's point, i think Vice city should have the option to have all the missions subtitled...
Definitely! I don`t know anybody here that suffers from any disability that makes it impossible to play games, but there are plenty of people out there who may not have the chance. Mental disabilities are hardest to get around I guess, as entirely new games would need to be made. For physical disability, new controllers, or different methods of interacting with the game are a possibility, and I`m sure there are already options available, but if you are simply incapable of registering the amount of information hurled at you in a fast game, there isn't an easy way round it.
Toned down versions of games could provide a solution though. For example, a First Person Shooter, stripped of its more complicated functions. Perhaps everything could be on a flat plane, with aiming for weapons spanning only two axis not three. Enemies could be slowed down so that buttons could be used more slowly. This could mean using an analog stick of some sort to aim, with a larger more friendly weapon-sight with a tendency to auto-aim when near the target, and a fire button.
I have to admit I`m in territory I don't know very well, and I think I`m at risk of causing insults, which I really don`t want to do, so I`ll just leave it with - it`d be nice to see games with extra options available for disabled gamers or something.
Toned down versions of games could provide a solution though. For example, a First Person Shooter, stripped of its more complicated functions. Perhaps everything could be on a flat plane, with aiming for weapons spanning only two axis not three. Enemies could be slowed down so that buttons could be used more slowly. This could mean using an analog stick of some sort to aim, with a larger more friendly weapon-sight with a tendency to auto-aim when near the target, and a fire button.
I have to admit I`m in territory I don't know very well, and I think I`m at risk of causing insults, which I really don`t want to do, so I`ll just leave it with - it`d be nice to see games with extra options available for disabled gamers or something.
cheers for the replies, yeah ssxpro i agree with what you've said, maybe for different people these 5 things may not apply, but for others it does and you've made a nice pointer for disabled gaming now i think about that i can see what your saying, they don't really cater for those people and it is such a shame that they don't, hopefully in the future that can be taken into account.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
sPiKeCaSt wrote:
> Taking our time to get to grips with the game, simply rushing in head first won't get the game done any quicker,
Plus the fact that so many gamers dip into a game for ten minutes, decide they don`t like it having not given it a proper chance, and take it straight back to the shop. TimeSplitters suffers from this thanks to its odd controls - they may seem odd at first, but after a time, they are perfect, and are the reason I just can not understand why so many people go on and on about how great Nintendo controllers are, which to me, they really aren't.
> We are all different people with different qualitys, some better at
> certain games than others, but how are our qualitys deterimained?
Mostly practice I believe. You spend time getting used to a game, and after a while you get better at it. The scores on SSX originally were around 400,000 on Pipedream if you spent a fair amount of time on it. After a while though, years in fact, the scores are now up to 7-800,000, simply through endless practice. Personally, I think thats a little over the top, but if you only have one game to use at the time, then this kind of dedication can be worth it.
> How many times have you gone to a friends house only to be beaten to
> death on a game?
They`ve used it loads, you haven`t. Easy :D
> believing in yourself is part of the reason why we become confident at games.
We are talking about games here ya? Little things you do for fun and relaxation? I never think of them as some sort of survival mission, or method to advance in my life. If you can't solve a problem in real life, then yeh, stay determined, and if its important, then yeh, survival it is, but in games, its simply a matter of, "Oh, couldn`t do that, maybe I`ll try again, or maybe I`ll try it later, whatever".
> but if you don't believe you can tackle it then there is little hope
> for your future games in being completed.
I love games like that though! I don`t believe I can get all golds and platinums on TimeSplitters 2, but I`m going to keep trying anyway, because its fun. There are a few challenges that I`ve scraped bronze on and thought "How on earth am I supposed to get another 20 kills" or whatever the challenge happens to be. That is self-doubt, but I`ll try it again someday when other challenges have been completed, and I`ll see if I can do it then.
> Games Cannot be boring, ever really, its a tough job for developers
> but its also a very hard one, trying to suit different peoples needs
> is hard enough as well as plaeasing those dedicated fans of the
> series.
Sometimes though you get a challenge that becomes boring, but you are so "determined" to do it that you keep at it until its done. GT3 endurance races could get pretty boring if you were miles out in front waiting for the end of the race. I used to pass the time by trying to break lap records all the time, but if that's not for you, then you just have to concentrate on the fact that once you`ve done the race, thats it, its done and dusted, and new things are open, unlocked and ready to use.
> We all know that there is no way you can complete games by simply
> being lucky, it requires that one word - "Skill".
I reckon that might depend on the game. There are some games out there that I really hate because they are solely based on luck it seems. You're starting position, which random weapon you happen to get, and who happens to get that stupid "end the battle and let me win" button that developers really shouldn`t put in. Comparing games like DOA and Tekken - to win at Tekken you have to become skillful with the moves, but to win at DOA you just have to be lucky. I`ve played people in the past who were supposedly good at it, and won round after round through lucky timing. In fact, the only thing I could do on the game was sabotage it to make myself lose, otherwise it was genuinely 50/50 as to who won.
>People may think that its just sports games that require a lot of skill
Eh? In real life, everyday people can go and play football, or run along a track, or pick up a tennis racket, and games make it even easier to do that, and appear good at it too. Things like shooting your way into an enemy base you can`t do in real life, and that tends to be mirrored in games. Its usually easy to pick up a sports game and play. Football, tennis, whatever, you start and you play, rallying or passing happily away. Put in a first person shooter for the first time, and you could be all over the place wondering how to aim properly and control your character - usually more complex than a sports game. For example, two analog sticks for TimeSplitters, 1 for FIFA etc...
I think most people know that, sports games are the last thing I`d think of as being the ones that required skill.
> playing games requires skill so surely the "Practical
> aliblity" doesn't make sense, but skill in games can comes from
> your skill with the controller,
Coordination? How your brain works with a controller. Some peope will naturally be able to judge things on screen, and adjust their controller accordingly without a second thought, where as others will sit there blankly for a moment, collide with a wall or whatever, and try to learn it for next time, probably failing again... and again... and eventually figuring out which buttons to push when. That`s also down to reaction time as well, hitting the buttons in time to avoid an accident, but this combines with coordination because its not good having great reflexes if you don`t actually know what to do with the reflex.
> every game at somepoint requires
> skill, skill is something that roles all of the five factors into one,
I`m not convinced you have to be determined and dedicated to be skillful. Obviously if you put the time in, then people who are not already skillful will stand a chance of becoming skillful after a time, but there are also many gamers who can just jump straight in and play skillfully, even if they have no desire to improve, complete the game, or anything like that.
> Understanding how the game works and
> the concepts is also a vital part to increasing your skill, knowledge
> through cleverness of knowing what to do helps a long way in games, so
> make sure to read the manual! because not all of its as rubbish as it
> seems.
I guess that depends on the game really. With the exception of Final Fantasy 7, I`ve never read a manual before playing a game. Occasionally, after a few months I go back to them to see what they had to say, but usually I just jump straight in. A lot of the time, the controls are obvious, or you can pick them up as you go along. Its difficult these days to find genres where you don`t know exactly what to do. You start up a racing game, click on the first race you possibly can, and its pretty obvious you`re going to have to press X. You can be fairly sure Square is going to come into the equation when you want to slow down. Perhaps the game has weapons in it... maybe its circle, maybe its R1, give `em a try and see what happens. Then there's the other usual stuff, L2 and R2 for gears? Triangle and L1 for different views perhaps...
> Awareness plays a big role in battling your way through games,
> especially games with constant on-screen action, without awareness and
> quick reactions you might as well be a headless chicken stood in the
> middle of a road,
Most people are aware of what is going on. I guess you`re talking about Disabled gaming. Games designed for those whose coordination and understanding has been impaired. Its a shame there aren`t more games that can allow disabled gamers to really get into, but as always developers aim for sales, and there may not be a large enough audience in those who are unable to play todays games.
> You need to be aware of whats going on around you in todays games and
> always looking and waiting for things to happen, its an important
> ability that we all have, some better than others depending on the
> invuduals reaction times and how quickly we can solve the problem. So
> be aware, be very aware.
Be aware of illegal video cassettes, be aware of other people on the road etc... There are far more complex things in real life. If you can drive, and have passed your driving test within the last 10 years say, then you`ll have been tested on your awareness of things around you. Games in comparison may happen a lot more quickly, but there is nothing that 3-D. Its all confined into one little screen rather than spread around you 360 degrees, and occasionally down below, or even above you.
> Patience is probably one of the most important factors to a gamers
> success,
I thought that was skill? Anyway, you could be right, but then you`re not going far if you`re happy to sit there failing over and over again waiting for something to happen even though you have no hope of achieving it. If you are required to push a button 60 times in 20 seconds, but know that you are physically incapable of getting anywhere above 30 then no amount of patience is going to help. Its gotta be a balanced combination of patience and skill. Too much patience is nice for those around you, but not particularly helpful to yourself. A similar argument follows for the lack of patience... it restricts the time you have to employ skill.
> Five of the most important factors that complete the Cycle of Factor
> 5, the key to a gamers success
I`d go with Factor 2 or 3, but yeh, I understand what you are saying. Summarised its "You can't play games if you`re an idiot, but you might as well keep trying, after all there's probably nothing better for you to do".
Anyway, when do we get to talk about Factor 5? Weren`t they involved with a lot of Lucas Arts titles a few years back. I haven`t seen much from them lately, but I`m pretty sure they had something to do with Rebel Assault 2, one of the shortest games in history, other than snap, and possibly a little to do with Tomb Raider, but I could be making that up!
> Taking our time to get to grips with the game, simply rushing in head first won't get the game done any quicker,
Plus the fact that so many gamers dip into a game for ten minutes, decide they don`t like it having not given it a proper chance, and take it straight back to the shop. TimeSplitters suffers from this thanks to its odd controls - they may seem odd at first, but after a time, they are perfect, and are the reason I just can not understand why so many people go on and on about how great Nintendo controllers are, which to me, they really aren't.
> We are all different people with different qualitys, some better at
> certain games than others, but how are our qualitys deterimained?
Mostly practice I believe. You spend time getting used to a game, and after a while you get better at it. The scores on SSX originally were around 400,000 on Pipedream if you spent a fair amount of time on it. After a while though, years in fact, the scores are now up to 7-800,000, simply through endless practice. Personally, I think thats a little over the top, but if you only have one game to use at the time, then this kind of dedication can be worth it.
> How many times have you gone to a friends house only to be beaten to
> death on a game?
They`ve used it loads, you haven`t. Easy :D
> believing in yourself is part of the reason why we become confident at games.
We are talking about games here ya? Little things you do for fun and relaxation? I never think of them as some sort of survival mission, or method to advance in my life. If you can't solve a problem in real life, then yeh, stay determined, and if its important, then yeh, survival it is, but in games, its simply a matter of, "Oh, couldn`t do that, maybe I`ll try again, or maybe I`ll try it later, whatever".
> but if you don't believe you can tackle it then there is little hope
> for your future games in being completed.
I love games like that though! I don`t believe I can get all golds and platinums on TimeSplitters 2, but I`m going to keep trying anyway, because its fun. There are a few challenges that I`ve scraped bronze on and thought "How on earth am I supposed to get another 20 kills" or whatever the challenge happens to be. That is self-doubt, but I`ll try it again someday when other challenges have been completed, and I`ll see if I can do it then.
> Games Cannot be boring, ever really, its a tough job for developers
> but its also a very hard one, trying to suit different peoples needs
> is hard enough as well as plaeasing those dedicated fans of the
> series.
Sometimes though you get a challenge that becomes boring, but you are so "determined" to do it that you keep at it until its done. GT3 endurance races could get pretty boring if you were miles out in front waiting for the end of the race. I used to pass the time by trying to break lap records all the time, but if that's not for you, then you just have to concentrate on the fact that once you`ve done the race, thats it, its done and dusted, and new things are open, unlocked and ready to use.
> We all know that there is no way you can complete games by simply
> being lucky, it requires that one word - "Skill".
I reckon that might depend on the game. There are some games out there that I really hate because they are solely based on luck it seems. You're starting position, which random weapon you happen to get, and who happens to get that stupid "end the battle and let me win" button that developers really shouldn`t put in. Comparing games like DOA and Tekken - to win at Tekken you have to become skillful with the moves, but to win at DOA you just have to be lucky. I`ve played people in the past who were supposedly good at it, and won round after round through lucky timing. In fact, the only thing I could do on the game was sabotage it to make myself lose, otherwise it was genuinely 50/50 as to who won.
>People may think that its just sports games that require a lot of skill
Eh? In real life, everyday people can go and play football, or run along a track, or pick up a tennis racket, and games make it even easier to do that, and appear good at it too. Things like shooting your way into an enemy base you can`t do in real life, and that tends to be mirrored in games. Its usually easy to pick up a sports game and play. Football, tennis, whatever, you start and you play, rallying or passing happily away. Put in a first person shooter for the first time, and you could be all over the place wondering how to aim properly and control your character - usually more complex than a sports game. For example, two analog sticks for TimeSplitters, 1 for FIFA etc...
I think most people know that, sports games are the last thing I`d think of as being the ones that required skill.
> playing games requires skill so surely the "Practical
> aliblity" doesn't make sense, but skill in games can comes from
> your skill with the controller,
Coordination? How your brain works with a controller. Some peope will naturally be able to judge things on screen, and adjust their controller accordingly without a second thought, where as others will sit there blankly for a moment, collide with a wall or whatever, and try to learn it for next time, probably failing again... and again... and eventually figuring out which buttons to push when. That`s also down to reaction time as well, hitting the buttons in time to avoid an accident, but this combines with coordination because its not good having great reflexes if you don`t actually know what to do with the reflex.
> every game at somepoint requires
> skill, skill is something that roles all of the five factors into one,
I`m not convinced you have to be determined and dedicated to be skillful. Obviously if you put the time in, then people who are not already skillful will stand a chance of becoming skillful after a time, but there are also many gamers who can just jump straight in and play skillfully, even if they have no desire to improve, complete the game, or anything like that.
> Understanding how the game works and
> the concepts is also a vital part to increasing your skill, knowledge
> through cleverness of knowing what to do helps a long way in games, so
> make sure to read the manual! because not all of its as rubbish as it
> seems.
I guess that depends on the game really. With the exception of Final Fantasy 7, I`ve never read a manual before playing a game. Occasionally, after a few months I go back to them to see what they had to say, but usually I just jump straight in. A lot of the time, the controls are obvious, or you can pick them up as you go along. Its difficult these days to find genres where you don`t know exactly what to do. You start up a racing game, click on the first race you possibly can, and its pretty obvious you`re going to have to press X. You can be fairly sure Square is going to come into the equation when you want to slow down. Perhaps the game has weapons in it... maybe its circle, maybe its R1, give `em a try and see what happens. Then there's the other usual stuff, L2 and R2 for gears? Triangle and L1 for different views perhaps...
> Awareness plays a big role in battling your way through games,
> especially games with constant on-screen action, without awareness and
> quick reactions you might as well be a headless chicken stood in the
> middle of a road,
Most people are aware of what is going on. I guess you`re talking about Disabled gaming. Games designed for those whose coordination and understanding has been impaired. Its a shame there aren`t more games that can allow disabled gamers to really get into, but as always developers aim for sales, and there may not be a large enough audience in those who are unable to play todays games.
> You need to be aware of whats going on around you in todays games and
> always looking and waiting for things to happen, its an important
> ability that we all have, some better than others depending on the
> invuduals reaction times and how quickly we can solve the problem. So
> be aware, be very aware.
Be aware of illegal video cassettes, be aware of other people on the road etc... There are far more complex things in real life. If you can drive, and have passed your driving test within the last 10 years say, then you`ll have been tested on your awareness of things around you. Games in comparison may happen a lot more quickly, but there is nothing that 3-D. Its all confined into one little screen rather than spread around you 360 degrees, and occasionally down below, or even above you.
> Patience is probably one of the most important factors to a gamers
> success,
I thought that was skill? Anyway, you could be right, but then you`re not going far if you`re happy to sit there failing over and over again waiting for something to happen even though you have no hope of achieving it. If you are required to push a button 60 times in 20 seconds, but know that you are physically incapable of getting anywhere above 30 then no amount of patience is going to help. Its gotta be a balanced combination of patience and skill. Too much patience is nice for those around you, but not particularly helpful to yourself. A similar argument follows for the lack of patience... it restricts the time you have to employ skill.
> Five of the most important factors that complete the Cycle of Factor
> 5, the key to a gamers success
I`d go with Factor 2 or 3, but yeh, I understand what you are saying. Summarised its "You can't play games if you`re an idiot, but you might as well keep trying, after all there's probably nothing better for you to do".
Anyway, when do we get to talk about Factor 5? Weren`t they involved with a lot of Lucas Arts titles a few years back. I haven`t seen much from them lately, but I`m pretty sure they had something to do with Rebel Assault 2, one of the shortest games in history, other than snap, and possibly a little to do with Tomb Raider, but I could be making that up!
To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't say I have any of those 5 things. Sorry.
:-D
Great post though! :-)
:-D
Great post though! :-)
Great topic there Spike. Don't know how to reply to these kinds of topics.... this'll do.
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In todays games it is essential that we as gamers can use our strengths to tackle problems in games and get the most out of our games, but there are certain factors that help us achieve our objectives in a game, there are many different things that determine how we manage to complete games. Taking our time to get to grips with the game, simply rushing in head first won't get the game done any quicker, its a little bit like a cycle, that when you do one thing and gradually do another then you will get the hang of the game, sounds easy enough but is it?
We are all different people with different qualitys, some better at certain games than others, but how are our qualitys determained?
How many times have you gone to a friends house only to be beaten to death on a game? and then your friend comments on how poor you are, but there could be many reasons why you are not as good as other people at games, maybe you are not as interested as others? maybe they have played it more than you? or it could be simply that you don't own the game or have never played it in your life, but what really makes a true gamer so good?
Determination
Definition - "Theory that human action is settled by forces independant of will"
We all know that at some point in our lives that the only way to get do some things are through determination, if you are not determined enough then you may as well give up at the first hurdle, confidence and determination in yourself will make you believe that you can tackle problems and complete them without the use of cheats or walkthroughs, only you can do it, no one else can, believing in yourself is part of the reason why we become confident at games. Without determination we would easily lose our interest in games becuase without the determination to finish one game we will quickly grow tired and simply not play it, the game in question depends on it, but if you don't believe you can tackle it then there is little hope for your future games in being completed.
Dedication
Definition - "To commit Wholly to a special purpose or cause"
There's no good picking up a game, just having a quick go, sticking it on the shelf and saying "Not my type of game" or its "too boring", many people base opinions on games on so little playtime that its impossible for them to pass judgement so quickly. But are all gamers truely dedicated to games? well its a difficult one because so many of use like games depending on their lastability and most importantly the fun factor.
Games Cannot be boring, ever really, its a tough job for developers but its also a very hard one, trying to suit different peoples needs is hard enough as well as plaeasing those dedicated fans of the series.
Its not only the gamers that are dedicated its the developers too if it was for their dedication then where would we be? Dedicated is a requirement and certainly part of the cylce that makes us succeed and the developers continued high quality games.
Skill
Definition - "Practical ablility, Cleverness"
We all know that there is no way you can complete games by simply being lucky, it requires that one word - "Skill". People may think that its just sports games that require a lot of skill but there are many other gaming genres such as first person shooters and strategic games that require a high degree of accuracy and skill, playing games requires skill so surely the "Practical aliblity" doesn't make sense, but skill in games can comes from your skill with the controller, every game at somepoint requires skill, skill is something that roles all of the five factors into one, because without all of these, skill would not no be a possibility, to some of us skill comes to us naturally on many games but to others it takes a lot longer to get to grips with games, but it will come and its what makes a better gamer. Understanding how the game works and the concepts is also a vital part to increasing your skill, knowledge through cleverness of knowing what to do helps a long way in games, so make sure to read the manual! because not all of its as rubbish as it seems.
Awareness
Definition - " Informed, concious"
Awareness plays a big role in battling your way through games, especially games with constant on-screen action, without awareness and quick reactions you might as well be a headless chicken stood in the middle of a road, becuase without awareness we would struggle to make sense of what is actually supposed to be going on and what the whole aim of the game is.
You need to be aware of whats going on around you in todays games and always looking and waiting for things to happen, its an important ability that we all have, some better than others depending on the invuduals reaction times and how quickly we can solve the problem. So be aware, be very aware.
Patience
Definition - "Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence"
Patience is probably one of the most important factors to a gamers success, there is no good picking up a game and just throwing it back down saying that its too frustrating, if you keep having the odd go here and there then sometimes it will keep you more interested, the problem sometimes is that many of us pick up a game and get easily frustrated because we play the game so much that we get bored of it quickly, of course it depends on the gamer that you are, but patience pays off in the long wrong, even if the game is bad give it a bit of time, you never know you might grow to love it!
Five of the most important factors that complete the Cycle of Factor 5, the key to a gamers success? you are the only one who can decide that but these factors always play a part in your gaming mission, make sure you complete the cycle.
Spike
We are all different people with different qualitys, some better at certain games than others, but how are our qualitys determained?
How many times have you gone to a friends house only to be beaten to death on a game? and then your friend comments on how poor you are, but there could be many reasons why you are not as good as other people at games, maybe you are not as interested as others? maybe they have played it more than you? or it could be simply that you don't own the game or have never played it in your life, but what really makes a true gamer so good?
Determination
Definition - "Theory that human action is settled by forces independant of will"
We all know that at some point in our lives that the only way to get do some things are through determination, if you are not determined enough then you may as well give up at the first hurdle, confidence and determination in yourself will make you believe that you can tackle problems and complete them without the use of cheats or walkthroughs, only you can do it, no one else can, believing in yourself is part of the reason why we become confident at games. Without determination we would easily lose our interest in games becuase without the determination to finish one game we will quickly grow tired and simply not play it, the game in question depends on it, but if you don't believe you can tackle it then there is little hope for your future games in being completed.
Dedication
Definition - "To commit Wholly to a special purpose or cause"
There's no good picking up a game, just having a quick go, sticking it on the shelf and saying "Not my type of game" or its "too boring", many people base opinions on games on so little playtime that its impossible for them to pass judgement so quickly. But are all gamers truely dedicated to games? well its a difficult one because so many of use like games depending on their lastability and most importantly the fun factor.
Games Cannot be boring, ever really, its a tough job for developers but its also a very hard one, trying to suit different peoples needs is hard enough as well as plaeasing those dedicated fans of the series.
Its not only the gamers that are dedicated its the developers too if it was for their dedication then where would we be? Dedicated is a requirement and certainly part of the cylce that makes us succeed and the developers continued high quality games.
Skill
Definition - "Practical ablility, Cleverness"
We all know that there is no way you can complete games by simply being lucky, it requires that one word - "Skill". People may think that its just sports games that require a lot of skill but there are many other gaming genres such as first person shooters and strategic games that require a high degree of accuracy and skill, playing games requires skill so surely the "Practical aliblity" doesn't make sense, but skill in games can comes from your skill with the controller, every game at somepoint requires skill, skill is something that roles all of the five factors into one, because without all of these, skill would not no be a possibility, to some of us skill comes to us naturally on many games but to others it takes a lot longer to get to grips with games, but it will come and its what makes a better gamer. Understanding how the game works and the concepts is also a vital part to increasing your skill, knowledge through cleverness of knowing what to do helps a long way in games, so make sure to read the manual! because not all of its as rubbish as it seems.
Awareness
Definition - " Informed, concious"
Awareness plays a big role in battling your way through games, especially games with constant on-screen action, without awareness and quick reactions you might as well be a headless chicken stood in the middle of a road, becuase without awareness we would struggle to make sense of what is actually supposed to be going on and what the whole aim of the game is.
You need to be aware of whats going on around you in todays games and always looking and waiting for things to happen, its an important ability that we all have, some better than others depending on the invuduals reaction times and how quickly we can solve the problem. So be aware, be very aware.
Patience
Definition - "Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence"
Patience is probably one of the most important factors to a gamers success, there is no good picking up a game and just throwing it back down saying that its too frustrating, if you keep having the odd go here and there then sometimes it will keep you more interested, the problem sometimes is that many of us pick up a game and get easily frustrated because we play the game so much that we get bored of it quickly, of course it depends on the gamer that you are, but patience pays off in the long wrong, even if the game is bad give it a bit of time, you never know you might grow to love it!
Five of the most important factors that complete the Cycle of Factor 5, the key to a gamers success? you are the only one who can decide that but these factors always play a part in your gaming mission, make sure you complete the cycle.
Spike