and why?

  • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
    28·
    3 days ago

    Definitely want to be in a large open world game like GTA or skyrim so you have room to explore for the rest of eternity. A mmorpg would be a grind like real life, so it would feel familiar, but at least you could have magic. I think the answer depends on if you’re a NPC or the main character in the game.

    I still would probably pick Minecraft and spend eternity building working computers in the world, so I could play other games as well.

    • Sorolainen@sopuli.xyzsuomi
      6·
      3 days ago

      While I might make similar choices, it still sound like a horror story. My immortal soul stuck eternally among the empty make-believe-people of GTA or the solitary existence of Minecraft?

      I might still prefer the peace of non-existance.

  • fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    A couple follow-ups, are we limited by the rules of the game, or is it like we’re actually living there? Like if I’m in gta v, do i get to pick up a pencil and write a book, is everything in the game at real-life fidelity, or am i stuck with the regular game inputs and graphics?

    Am i able to add mods to the game? Can i add new mods after my first startup? I would assume there’s a way to reset or restart the game in case of bugs and softlocks so maybe there’s a hub i can use to do those kinds of things.

    I think i might pick gmod + mods. That way i could build some interesting projects in sandbox, play games that people make for it, maybe even watch some YouTube early on before compatibility breaks. I’d also have a 1:1 scale model of the multiverse to explore.

  • BmeBenji@lemm.ee
    3·
    2 days ago

    Spider-man 2 (the recent one with Miles Morales, Kraven, and Venom) mainly because who wouldn’t want to be Spider-man

    • LongLive@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 days ago

      Creative expression aside, it is vital that we remember that we cannot predict how the human psyche will react to a pseudo-utopia, so this is at best speculation. Doesn’t mean it is bad speculation!

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    14·
    3 days ago

    You got me thinking about the next stage.

    How long could one live in GTA, knowing that everyone else is an NPC, before they became a monster that could not be safely pulled back into reality?

    Let’s be honest, if we know we’re in a world with little to no consequence, and all the people around us will just respawn every day with no memory of what happened, we’re probably going to do some fucked up shit just because we wouldn’t get a chance in the real world. Could one retain their humanity living as a god in a fake world?

  • KittenBiscuits@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    Is this like Death Becomes Her immortality where your meat suit is not invincible and no longer self-healing? If I didn’t have to worry about painful and horrible disfigurement, I’d probably choose Skyrim. If I have to be careful, then something real chill like Travel Town.

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
    10·
    3 days ago

    Elite Dangerous. Ultimate sandbox. If by living within the game I could have all the little extras that the developers never put in, I’d be set, and take off exploring.

    • wisely@feddit.orgEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      Sure but everything would be blocky and you would be stuck with villagers saying hmm all the time. Unless you decide to live alone with the lights always on so a creeper, enderman or zombie doesn’t get you.

  • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    91·
    3 days ago

    It would definitely have to be a MMORPG of some sort. Your biggest problem in this system will invariably be loneliness, and interacting 24/7 with NPCs will quickly show their cracks. You need a way of continually interacting with large numbers of real people.