Playing Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen has unleashed my inner demons--but luckily for me, these demons are neat, orderly, and keep everything in nice little piles. Now, I'm normally just a neat freak, and I try to keep my OCD tendencies to a minimum; but there's just something about RPGs that turns me into a hand-washing, tile-counting, light-switch-flicking freak, and I'm not sure if I can help it.
On the brighter side of things, this behavior of mine makes certain games last, much, much longer than they should. For the darker side of things, please see my last point. When playing console RPGs, there are certain things I just have to do no matter what--and whether or not I need to be on prescription medication should be decided by you, dear reader.
What follows is a list of my RPG compulsions:
- - Talking to everyone in town, then talking to everyone again once an event changes their dialogue.
- - Checking every desk/drawer/lamp/treasure nook in every possible location.
- - Not being able to leave or move on from an area until I have the best possible weapons/armor available from said area.
- - Making sure my status-ailment curing items are always in totals divisible by 5 (this worries me)
- - Never, ever using my uber-powerful items, even when I need them. You want elixirs? I've got 'em.
I've managed to break out of these trends with games like
Final Fantasy XII, and
Persona 3: FES, but there's just something about the simplicity of
DQIV that facilitates my wackiness. I can't possibly be alone in this; what games bring out the worst qualities in
you?
Sorry for putting you on the spot like that. I'm feeling a little insecure.
Related Links:
The 61FPS Review: Dragon Quest IV – Chapters of the Chosen
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