Discussion Do you cheat on video games?

[Forever Sleep]

I'm just curious really. Do you battle away to succeed or find the answers yourself or, do you go for easier options?

I'll usually try initially to play a game on normal settings and, I'll try to work stuff out myself. After a few failed attempts though or, if I'm becoming frustrated, I'll look for easier options. Sometimes playing on an easier setting. I mostly like to relax with some challenge in a game. It becomes less enjoyable if I keep failing the same part!

Sandbox is usually too boring though. I'm often impressed by how games provide different levels of difficulty to suit the player. Some games though, I wish there was a 'totally incompetent' level to play at! I love the graphics of 'Cuphead' but, I'm so appallingly bad at it, I've gotten next to nowhere in the game.

The internet is also amazing for walk throughs. I'll use them now and again if I'm getting annoyed. Plus, I don't always like jump scares in games. I'd prefer to either know they're coming or, be able to avoid them.

I had so many unfinished games in my youth. No internet back then. Now I've heard there were phone lines you could call back then! That seems like such a funny job: 'Turn to your left at the castle to find the secret entrance. Pick up an extra life at the top of the ladder...'

How about you? Are you a purest that never cheats? Are you an incredible gamer that can battle through without losing a single life or, do you cheat like mad to get on to the next stage?

 

[cme-dme]

I play a lot of very hard games and I kinda take pride in that (how pathetic...) so I almost never cheat in games. If I absolutely have to though I may lower the difficulty.

 

[Jadeith]

Depends on game really. Online games - never. Solo games - sometimes, especially when i've already beaten the game, enjoyed the mayhem and crave for more.

 

[Tautochrome]

If it's a singleplayer game, I never cheat and try to give myself a challenge. If it's a MMO that seems too grindy or p2w, I always sooner or later resort to cheats, because creating cheats is then considered a better challenge.

 

[kuroshimi]

Not playing online games anymore, on singleplayer games try to figure out thing on my own. Sometimes refer to walkthroughs and wikis, but not too much.

 

[NutOrat]

I used to mess around with cheats way more as a kid, firstly because I was awful, and couldn't progress otherwise, but also I really enjoyed messing with games and seeing things the developers didn't intend for you to see. That last part is why I still use them sometimes, another reason is for modding purposes, for testing the changes I made and other mechanics more easily.

But in general as I grew older, I started using cheats less, as I'm very obsessed with proving to myself that I can beat the game "the intended way". I will even sometimes refuse to take temporary powerups and other things that would help in a scenario, because I have this thought at the back of my head "well, what if I didn't have that extra bit of help? I have to make sure to beat it at my weakest, so I'm prepared for the worst case scenario". It is rather silly, but it's the way I do most things. I also tend to play off-meta, not because I want it to be harder, but just by the virtue of the things I enjoy playing it often ends up being sub-optimal.

In general, if it's a single player/non competitive game - it's totally ok to use cheats, if that improves your enjoyment of the game. I do also tend to overuse game wikis, but personally I don't see that as a detriment either. In fact, in some cases I think would've hated a few games if I played them fully blind .

I play a lot of very hard games and I kinda take pride in that (how pathetic...)

I don't think there's anything pathetic in it. Maybe I say this as also a person who feels a little proud of beating certain games fair and square, but who cares if that accomplishment "isn't useful in real life"? Especially for us, suicidal folks. Take pride in it, and don't let anyone tell you it's wrong!