video game problems

[orangerful]

There needs to be a Sniglet for when you've been away from a video game for awhile and you try to jump back into it and your just shite at the controls so you die over and over and have to contemplate restarting.

I completed the main storyline for Tomb Raider a few weeks ago. It was my Christmas present game so I have been working on it since Dec 25. Today, I attempted to go back to some other games. lostacanthus and I were trying to think of things we could do together then blog about and she suggested playing Dragon Age and blogging about our characters and experiences. So I thought I would fire up Awakenings for a little bit and see how it went.

Badly. It went badly. The Darkspawn wiped me out 5 times in a matter of minutes. It would have been over sooner if the loading screens went by faster.

So I thought I would go back to Dishonored, which I started a little bit before Christmas. Unfortunately, I left myself right in the middle of things and have forgotten ALL of the controls. After playing a trigger happy adventure game like Tomb Raider, going back to a game that emphasizes stealth was a bad idea. I accidentally fired my crossbow while trying to crouch, used up my health stuff, and instead of disarming a bomb, I set one off right in my face, causing the entire group of thugs around the corner to find me. **sigh**

I think I might have to just scrap it and start from scratch so I can relearn the controls in the easy environment. Dragon Age...well, I might have to really go back to the beginning there. Or at least finish my game in DA1 so I can import my warrior dwarf Warden.

Comments

[lostacanthus.livejournal.com]

Hahahaa ohh man, I'm so sorry. What if you started on Casual until you got the hang of it? Wonder if that would help? (And was this your Orlesian Warden or an import?)

& LOL I have been putting off playing Dishonored for this very reason! I just know it's gonna be bad trying to relearn everything x) I could replay Dishonored with you?? haha. Whatever you wanna do! OR WE COULD DO IT ALLLLLL hahahahahaha

But seriously, just let me know what you decide on doing ;) I don't know when I'm gonna get a chance to get on the xbox any time soon anyway. (Alex's friend is over cause she had a fight with her mom blah blah blah guess she's living with us for awhile blah blah GREAT. This just means I'm locked out of playing xbox cause it's in his room and god forbid his friends ever leave it. TEENAGERS OH MY GOD)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

ALL THE THINGS!!!!!! :-D

Let me think...I almost feel like doing a whole DA play through now to get us read for Inquisition. I did just try to make a Orlesian Warden which is probably why she sucked. Guess I could reimport my elf but she was specc'd so badly. Guess I have time to figure it out if your brother has commandeered the xbox.

[hellonelo.livejournal.com]

This happens all to often sometimes...which SUCKS. Especially when you're either halfway done with a game or almost to the finish line.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

That's what happened with my Dead Space play-through and I am too much of a wuss to go back and start it over. That game is scary!

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much how things went for me every time I tried to learn any platform anywhere. Which is why I watch playthroughs now instead.

I blame Dyscalculia. (It's like Dyslexia, only with numbers and directions.) (I got lost in a lot of hallways.)