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Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 days ago by Elevator7009@lemmy.zip to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Stolen from myself 6 months ago at https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.zip/post/35616522

I know I remember seeing some people talk about how nice some of the environments in Hitman were, and that they'd just walk around as a tourist from time to time, treating it like a walking simulator/virtual tourism thing instead of the stealth assassination game it is. Curious about other things like that, where you play a game totally differently than it was meant to be played.

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[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

When i was a kid, every RTS skirmish game was about building an empire and keeping in control the CPU opponent in a small space. At some point it was more like playing a city building game.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Command and conquer, rush the resources, keep the other side in poverty by surrounding their base with turrets and laugh like J.Jonah Jameson as they try to aquire more resources, or build advanced buildings.

[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The laugh like J.Jonah Jameson was in Empire Earth 2, when i had tanks, airstrikes, and missiles, the poor CPU was still using bows and horses, having no resources to advance to the next age. 😂

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yes, I love doing that.