One tactic I use to eliminate all fear in a video game is by pretending I am the monster.
When you approach a game like this, the enemies in the game are attacking you out of fear for their own lives - not the other way around. This completely eliminates fear from the equation as you go rampaging through the game destroying all in your path.
This could have something to do with Microsoft setting up the Xbox One (still a really stupid name for the console..) to run all sorts of crap in the background while running games.
Make your game console that puts its main focus on games instead of a bunch of always-running multimedia junk - and poof! you have an advantage. Genius!
This is not possible. As long as the content is dealing with humans, it will not matter if they are male or female, or if they are wearing a giant trash can to hide every inch of their body, they Will remain a sexual creature because that is their nature. You can make someone look like anything, and if you attach a 'male' or 'female' nature to them, someone somewhere will always find them sexy.
Of course the first open world games were not on a PC or any video game console at all. They were in our imagination as we sat down with friends and played a pen n' paper roll playing session together. Those worlds are still superior in my opinion. As they are only as limited as our own minds. I crossed vast deserts, visited forgotten temples, battled ancient evils, and crossed dimensions long before GTA ever existed.
Video games have a long way to go before they can equal those experiences. Keep working at it though, someday they may get there.
This is the same series that had gamers playing as Naked Raiden & stealths by hiding in a box with eye-holes. Its just a bikini people - try deep dreaths instead. They help.
The 360 version is actually what the PC version should have been. Here is why:
360 version has no auction house! - This has returned itemization to a more playable level, items you find are almost always going to be based around your chosen class primary statistic. So a mage will find items with Intelligence, a Barbarian will get drops with Strength, a Monk will get drops with Dex, etc.
360 version has No always online requirement! - no more worrying if your connection has hiccupped, or if blizzards servers are on the blink, just sit down and play!
360 version allows direct connections with friends! - No more worries if blizzards service is not working for multiplay, you can just connect directly with your friend and play when you want to. This also guarantees the game will still be working 10, 20, or even 30 or more years into the future.
The sad part is the PC should have been like this from day 1. Instead gamers recieved a troll version that tried to turn the game into Blizzard's next cash-cow like WoW - which ruined the experience on many levels. Good job on the console edition. I suggest fixing the PC version to match as well.
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