Yeah, i think I am on the same page as you, Worm. I like to "open the door, sit in the seat, turn the key, AND GO". I have no tolerance for games that require any of the following:
1) Reading A LOT (I mean seriously, it's a video game, not a book)
2) Designing or customizing your character (who cares what your guy looks like in GTA? I just wanna kill ppl!!)
3) Games with loads of cut scenes (I'd rather watch a movie)
4) Games that take 20 minutes to "set things up" before you can actually start playing
5) Games that require you to be an octopus with hands to control
I don't like roll playing games really at all (who knows, even Fallout might not be for me, as I thought it was more of a FPS than a RPG).
Have any of you guys played "PixelJunk Eden"?? I downloaded the demo for the PS3, and while pretty, I was just like, WTF? Do I need to smoke a couple bowls to enjoy this? It was interesting for about 2 seconds. I'm afraid LBP will be much like this.
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