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I've been a perfectionist for most of my gaming life by now. I'm not much of a completionist unless I'm interested in getting all the collectibles in a game. My perfectionism is a bit different. The vast majority of the games I play are shooters, both first person and third person.
I've recently been playing Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 and I've restarted the game around 20 times probably. Anytime I die or the game glitches, I get really really really upset and angry. I hate that crap because my immersion gets broken and I hate how it breaks my chain of events. Even though I have the option to restart the mission, I choose to restart the whole game.
I also hate missing a shot, but it doesn't cause me to restart the game. I hate when I miss because it will alert an enemy and then all enemies go and take cover, which is good AI but annoying because they stay hidden for so long and I'm just sitting there holding my d*ck until they come out two centuries later. Secondary weapons in this game are lame except for the shotguns and I'm stuck with only three health bars for the most part. Even on easy difficulty, enemies kill you fast.
I know it's irrational and it's causing me mental despair, but I can't help but get really pissed off if things don't go my way because games rarely go my way. I refuse to use aim assist to avoid missing because I didn't pay for the game to play itself for me. I'm afraid I won't beat the game for a while because of this stupid annoying quirk I have. My perfectionism has flared up really bad for this game for some reason, dunno why. I paid $65 for this game. I will beat it eventually. Eventually.
Anyone else suffer from this garbage first world problem?
I'm no expert, but it sounds a bit like some form of OCD. You should be having fun playing games, not get frustrated. I don't know if anyone can help you deal with this here, I know it's not something common.
Also I'd avoid this game for now, from what I read it has a ton of glitches and more serious issues.. they will probably patch most out eventually, but as it is it seems more like an Alpha than a full release at this point. The devs should be ashamed of releasing such unfinished titles.
Yeah that sounds like something you may want to talk to a therapist about.
Or, you are just reverting to vintage video game play style where there were in many cases no save points/lives/etc just one try to beat it all. Something some modern games are getting back into with Hardcore/Ironman/etc difficulties.
No I know what you mean, I'm not OCD but I'm probably ADHD. And I play shooters on a very competitive level. I'm always striving to get better, to find that perfect shot, that perfect angel, and I get really salty when there's lag involved or I get outplayed. So I don't think you're alone, there's many of us out there. Just gotta keep telling myself "it's just a game" and try to relax and enjoy the games for their fun factor...
I use to get angry at video games, but as I grew older I've found that games are there for fun. I'm in no way, shape, or form a perfectionist or even remotely close to a achievement hunter / completionist. I play the game and where ever my story leads me is just the way I go, right or wrong.. if I get a achievement, uh.. cool I guess, but I'm not latching on to getting anything like that. If I'm in Skyrim, Everquest, or any RPG with a bow and arrow.. missing is just part of the game and it's bound to happen. You learn from your mistakes, but I would never in my life imagine restarting an entire game just because I miss a single shot..
I make a reasonable attempt to get secrets, collectibles etc but only on games that are a LOT of fun and even then I mostly just move on. I may watch a youtube video of how to do it or just to watch it done but needing to see 100% complete and all possible endings is no big deal to me.
But to get mad or restart because I miss one shot? No way.
I am actually OCD when it comes to video games myself, in that I have to search every corner of the map, every area and building. It's especially bad when I'm playing an 'open world' type of video game. I'll spend hours outside of the main/side missions just exploring every inch of the map. In a building, I have to search every floor, every nook and crannie, etc.
That's why whenever you have these gamers and reviewers estimate length of time it takes to complete the single player campaign, I add on about 10-15 hours on top of that lol.
I'm no expert, but it sounds a bit like some form of OCD. You should be having fun playing games, not get frustrated. I don't know if anyone can help you deal with this here, I know it's not something common. Also I'd avoid this game for now, from what I read it has a ton of glitches and more serious issues.. they will probably patch most out eventually, but as it is it seems more like an Alpha than a full release at this point. The devs should be ashamed of releasing such unfinished titles.
I did this. I even deleted it from my hard drive in the mean time. I had to stop torturing myself.
I am actually OCD when it comes to video games myself, in that I have to search every corner of the map, every area and building. It's especially bad when I'm playing an 'open world' type of video game. I'll spend hours outside of the main/side missions just exploring every inch of the map. In a building, I have to search every floor, every nook and crannie, etc.
That's why whenever you have these gamers and reviewers estimate length of time it takes to complete the single player campaign, I add on about 10-15 hours on top of that lol.
I'm also like that. I'll be making my way to a quest marker when something from out of the corner of the screen catches my attention. Next thing you know, I'm spending the next hour or more searching that place and the surrounding areas.
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