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[Ainem Enamas]

I do it all the time, also I appreciate if my character can walk slowly while I enjoy the graphics-art
Do you do it?

 

[LectureMaster]

Yes, being able to get immersed in the world and environment is a huge joy for me. Some of my all time favorites.

 

[SigSwat551]

Just replaying TLOU 1 on the PS5 pro. Can't stop slowing down and admiring how beautifull everything looks. So yes...i do it too.

 

[TintoConCasera]

For sure. Loved doing so on the Yakuza games, specially the later ones where you can walk on first-person mode.

Also love walking slow and taking in the environment on games with cool vistas like Elden Ring, SMT V, Dragon's Dogma 2 or even Skyrim. The later one I wouldn't have beat if it wasn't for it's combo of music + environments, TES V best walking sim ever.

 

[yogaflame]

Many times and it can be relaxing, for example in Stellar blade there are many beautiful locales and scenes.

 

[Ainem Enamas]

Yes, being able to get immersed in the world and environment is a huge joy for me. Breath of the Wild is one of my all time favorite.

I've played BOTW so much, now I wait for the next hardware so I can finally play TOTK in 4k60fps
This is the game I thank the Holy Trinity that this is in this Reality

 

[Ainem Enamas]

Just replaying TLOU 1 on the PS5 pro. Can't stop slowing down and admiring how beautifull everything looks. So yes...i do it too.

I feel this post

 

[Bartski]

All the time. In general games that I like I play at snails pace

 

[Fess]

All the time! And I take screenshots. I have hundreds of photos from Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Starfield, The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, even less hyped games like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and The Ascent can turn me into a paparazzi because of the nice visuals

 

[Solarstrike]

Many times. Or just soar around the sky and see where it leads. Details are what make a game memorable

 

[Parazels]

Very rarely

 

[Ainem Enamas]

All the time! And I take screenshots. I have hundreds of photos from Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Starfield, The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, even less hyped games like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and The Ascent can turn me into a paparazzi because of the nice visuals

Maybe you can show us some?

 

[Ainem Enamas]

Many times. Or just soar around the sky and see where it leads. Details are what make a game memorable

I want to remind that this is on a 'mobile' hardware
I'm absolutely sure the Holy Trinity made this using the developers

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

A good amount of times.

 

[Fbh]

If the game has interesting locations and/or good art direction, then pretty often.

Also the fact I did it more often this year with the Elden Ring DLC than several games with better "graphics" was a good reminder of why I think art direction >>>>>>>>>> graphics.

 

[scraz]

 

[cormack12]

Games get a lot of shit but can you imagine how hard it is to create an open world game where everything is worthy of a screenshot. I really think the artists are doing the heavy lifting for the last ten years or so rather than gameplay. Imagine if art/animation had stood still.

 

[Danjin44]

Yup especially with Xenoblade series.

 

[Punished Miku]

Constantly. All the time.

 

[Trunx81]

Absolutely! Especially when you have a wide view. Hell, sometimes I take my switch (handheld mode), look at it from afar and think back how it all started on the Game Boy.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

I have gigs and gigs of screen shots over the years. I wish I would had done a better job cataloging them but as it is now I just have hundreeds of folders full of game screens. If I am in the house doing chore stuff I will slap a screen saver on the wall or one of the TV's and just let it cycle. Assassins' Creed Odyssey is one of my all time favorite screen shot games, it was/is beautiful from a "vista's" perspective.

 

[nikos]

Depends on the game. Most recent was probably Final Fantasy XVI on PC. I stopped to admire scenery, enjoy music and take photos very often.

 

[Skitso]

I always play Witcher 3 without minimap and walk everywhere. No fast travel, no Roach. It's just awesome to really know your surroundings and learn to navigate by landmarks. You'll appreciate the natural and beautifully crafted environment art a lot more too.

 

[_Ex_]

All the time. I'm all about the immersion. Tends to make my playthroughs take longer than average and that's fine with me. People who tear through games like their ass is on fire and only the credits can put it out are cheating themselves.

 

[NeverYouMind]

I like flying through most environments and just enjoy them in the moment.

 

[Hookshot]

Yes, being able to get immersed in the world and environment is a huge joy for me. Some of my all time favorites.

I've said before on here, that one of the few times I was actually using my OLED Switch handheld was when I exited the Lurelin shrine and it was sunrise. It looked so vibrant and gorgeous it's really hard to believe it was a WiiU game in my hands.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

having worked as a 3d artist, all the time; less about being "immersed", more about spotting certain things and theorising what techniques they used.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Not too often. I don't do it in real life that much anymore, either. I think my attention span has been drastically shortened. I should do it more often. Thanks, OP.

 

[Danjin44]

Vanillaware games have the most gorgeous 2D background.

 

[struggler_guts]

ALL the time, I first noticed the urge in bioshock 2 multiplayer where instead of fighting I'd be lookin outside the maps lol

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Many times and it can be relaxing, for example in Stellar blade there are many beautiful locales and scenes.

The locales are a wonderful sight and the scenes are top notch

I agree.

 

[Lokaum D+]

most times i dont, only if it is something really incredible like Red Dead or Witcher 3

 

[Mossybrew]

Oh yeah, all the time. Sometimes you gotta just chill and soak in the vibe.

 

[Laptop1991]

Yeah quite a bit, that's what being immersed is all about, i especially have done this in open world games going back 20 years, but also in immersive sims as well.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

I do, especially in post apocalyptic games, or some fantasy game where things are epic.

 

[JusticeForAll]

Of course I do. I value artistry very much in games.

 

[ReBurn]

I used to spend a lot of time in open world games just messing around and seeing what I could get into, mainly in GTA and RDR games.

 

[Holammer]

All the time.
I remember getting blown away by the scenery in LotRO. Especially some of the vistas in the Shire and Weathertop. Breath of the Wild and Tears for more modern games. Elden Ring kinda interested me, but too much of the geometry was "fake". See that castle/mountain over there? You can't go there.
World of Warcraft had some cool views too. The art style remains fresh.

 

[gooner4life_uk]

About every 5 steps on God of War Ragnarok on PS5 Pro

 

[Pantz]

often, I play games so slowly

 

[Caffeine]

Quite a lot actually like in death stranding replay and silent hill 2 remake for sure.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Of course I do. I value artistry very much in games.

This. I'm an especially huge sucker for a good skybox. Elden Ring's skies are absolutely gorgeous for example.

 

[thefool]

Honestly, never.
Maybe if I played it in a movie theater it would feel different, but games in general feel very small.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

Constantly. All the time.

esp. on pc, where i can brute force/raw dog my way to pixel perfection

Honestly, never.
Maybe if I played it in a movie theater it would feel different, but games in general feel very small.

gotta up that immersion, whatever works for you
try playing on a big ass tv or an ultrawide monitor
try headphones or big ass speakers

 

[edbrat]

I remember thinking I'd love to take a holiday in Just Cause 2, as long as it wasn't so shooty when I went obvs.

 

[rofif]

That's all I do.
I launch up hogwarts legacy to take some screenshots

 

[twilo99]

I was just listening to some bird songs in CoD .. does that count

 

[Rockondevil]

Sometimes I'd like to but I maybe spend about 3 seconds doing it then move on.

 

[Superkewl]

I do all the time. you should check out https://www.youtube.com/@DayDreamGamingTV/videos if you are in to that stuff

 

[Alebrije]

Most of time , that is the reason I like Open world games specially fantasy ones..