I have a rule NOW where I stick to one single game per console (DS, 360, PSP, NES, SNES etc.) at a time. I start it, and then play it until I finish it. Sometimes this takes months.

This was an attempt to go back to my younger days when I would only have 1 game at a time and then master it. But as I got older and games came rapidly I ended up playing each shortly and never finishing them or really getting to know/enjoy them. Now I try to savor the whole thing. That being said, if I don't like a game, I have no hesitation dropping it and moving on.

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[*]I don't use game enhancing devices - Unless it's something that I'm using to disable a regional lock, or a memory manager, I don't use things like Game Sharks or Game Genies. Cheat codes that are built into the game are a different matter. I still don't use them during normal play through, either, but I've never use an external device to enhance or cheat at a game. It's just not my thing.
I have zero problem with this. I played and beat SNES SF2 several times on all characters. It was great to use a Pro Action Replay to enable character vs. Character. Or I've completed Super Punch Out multiple times and can finish most matches in seconds. Well in that case I have no problem messing around and making my guy have unlimited KO punches. I mastered the game already. It's just goofing around.


I don't consult F.A.Q.s or strategy guides
Agreed. I just revisit it over and over until I figure it out.

I don't kill 'innocent' NPCs or animals in games
What is "innocent" in a video game anyway? It's a video game. i.e. Really no different than deleting a couple of letters while you're typing text

I NEVER kill nonthreatening humans that I don't need to in games, though. It's just not something that appeals to me. Even cowering enemies, like the frightened Nazis that cringe in BloodRayne, or the Das Lof Gang members who 'give up' in Narc (the arcade game) I leave alone...unless I'm out of handcuffs.
I guess we just see things differently. You see "humans". But I see code executed on a screen that render a human graphic, but could just as easily be a banana or tennis racket for all it's worth