“Stop rocking the boat…”

I’d say I’m a relatively avid gamer, regardless of the dry spells from time to time: I can play any game with little or no idea what I’m picking up. With that said, I cannot, simply cannot, play Half Life 2 on the Orange Box for 360.

About 15 minutes into playing lite nausea sets in; 15 more minutes I start having to rub my temple and glance around to make sure the room actually isn’t bobbing up and down; 45 minutes in I’m struggling to keep my focus and lunch down; 1 hour in I hastily spam start, save my game, and shut the damn thing down. For the next two hours I’m drinking liquids and trying to regain my composure so I can get the homework I’d been putting off done.

Anyone else notice that certain games they just can’t play, because of motion sickness, gameplay, or something else? I’m worried Mirror’s Edge is gonna do the same thing that HL:2 is doing to me… maybe some Dramamine is in order (Dramamine for fraking gaming?! what kind of gamer am I..?).

Boughter at 7:03 pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2009

6 Comments

Comment by cody

May 5, 2009 @ 9:39 pm

you’re sounding like every parent who tries to play an fps with their child lol. My dad is that way (and weirdly apparently hideo kojima gets nauseous from watching 3d games which is why metal gear was top down for so long).

I personally don’t have that issue. The only I really get is eye strain from not blinking enough, especially in halo or mercs.

Comment by kg

May 6, 2009 @ 6:38 am

Wilbs has that problem with Halo. It’s a really sad problem. I’m not sure if it’s a sign of you getting old or not.

Comment by Dylan

May 6, 2009 @ 9:10 am

I played Halflife 2 on the computer and didn’t experience motion sickness. I do however take stims to help me focus.

Comment by Boughter

May 6, 2009 @ 10:32 am

So far it’s only with HL:2. Something about how it pans and moves, probably more scientific than that, but there’s just something that screws me up with it. Maybe it’s just age, I hope it doesn’t start to affect other areas…

Comment by brandon

May 7, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

Sack up, video games are worth it.

Comment by Boughter

May 9, 2009 @ 9:52 pm

…I’ll try.

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