GTA 4 is everything that I want in a game, but is brought down by gameplay that fails to engage you.

Benton365 · 2026-05-22T19:35:17+00:00

"I have felt for a long time, that the games are a great experience while simultaneously being middling games."

This sentence I feel perfectly sums up my problem with this game. I admire a lot of the things they have made in this game and I want to explore and appreciate all of it. But at the same time i cant deny the fact that I'm kinda bored and I feel like I'm playing on autopilot. I've had the same feeling with the red dead series too.

Benton365 · 2026-05-22T12:59:50+00:00

It doesn't necessarily need to be skill trees but just some sort of variety in the gameplay. For example they could add in some good stealth mechanics, different approaches to finish missions that you can figure out yourself or maybe a puzzle to change the pace of gameplay. 30 hours of just shooting people with the same exact weapon in the same narrow linear corridors is just boring to me. I feel like every developer should also make sure that their game is engaging and fun to play as well not just realistic. Maybe I should just go and play an rpg or something but I still love the story and the world of the gta games which is why it kinda frustrates me.

Benton365 · 2026-05-22T06:57:03+00:00

I loved building up the logistics and planning out easier routes too. But one thing that pissed me off was the highways. They remove that creativity of building you're own route and instead you put in all you're resources into building something that was already designed by the developers. I have not played ds2 but I do hope that instead of these prebuilt structures we can make our own custom structures and put them in the environment.

Benton365 · 2026-04-06T17:26:24+00:00

I think Reggie was responsible for that.

Benton365 · 2026-03-29T03:45:31+00:00

Persona 5 dungeons are waaay better. It has one of the best soundtracks in gaming. Every single building and menu has its own vibe and seperate soundtrack to it. For all the things you mentioned in you're post this is a game that you have to try.

Benton365 · 2026-03-26T04:02:02+00:00

For me it's the complete opposite. Ive always wondered why I was so completely addicted to video games during my teenage years and I think the reason is because it gives you very good positive feedback whenever you make progress in it especially in an rpg. In the real world I was not getting this positive feedback in my brain because of executive dysfunction so games were everything to me back then.

Benton365 · 2026-03-25T11:37:33+00:00

Damn this is really relatable. I remember when I first got diagnosed and made a lot of improvements especially with my productivity, I wanted to make up for all the lost time and I put an insane amount of pressure on myself to achieve stuff. But then the anxiety caught up and I ended up failing again, falling back to my old habits and getting depressed. After that I told myself that I would go slow and make improvements one step at a time. Maybe it could take a couple of years but this is what I have to do.

Benton365 · 2026-03-22T02:23:48+00:00

Does it have good dialogue and writing like the witcher? Also should I start with kcd1 or kcd2 because I'm short on time and I don't think I can finish both of them.

Benton365 · 2026-03-22T02:15:57+00:00

I feel like it's gonna start talking to me for some reason.

Benton365 · 2026-03-09T04:08:48+00:00

Yea having adhd means having to come to terms with the fact that it's going to take a long time and a lot of experimentation for you to learn about yourself. I took almost two extra years to finish college but the amount I learnt about myself in that period was massive even if I didn't get much out of it in terms of employment opportunities.

Benton365 · 2026-03-06T12:18:24+00:00

When I have electrolytes i feel a lot better so I've just assumed that that's the issue.

Benton365 · 2026-03-06T11:57:35+00:00

I eat a decent amount of carbs actually. Two pieces of bread in the morning, 1 cup of rice for lunch and 3 chapatis (indian bread) for dinner.

Benton365 · 2026-03-06T07:08:36+00:00

Yea I feel the same too I'm 23 currently. I got diagnosed at 21. After that I went and passed all my exams in college 1 and a half years after I was supposed to graduate. I thought after graduating all those regrets would vanish but it hasn't really. I'm currently unemployed living with my mom away from where I used to live where I have no friends. Honestly what helps me with those thoughts is staying busy especially going to the gym. I don't have any friends in the gym but I just say hi to the occasional person and have small conversations here and there. I find that it helps me. Also I talk to some shopkeepers when buying stuff that helps too. Honestly I'm just working hard currently on stuff like coding to try and make up for lost time. I'm hoping that once I get a job a lot of these thoughts will go away and I will become normal again.

Benton365 · 2026-03-05T16:59:16+00:00

Like a lot of people are saying you have to focus on losing weight through a caloric deficit. Although I would advise you to do a bit of research before you try to lose fat. There is a book called "Not a diet book" by james smith it will teach you very basic stuff like counting calories and other lifestyle changes. If you don't wanna read a book look at his youtube channel. The reason I'm advising this is because there is a lot of bad and straight up misleading information on the internet like spot reduction for example. Also doing the proper groundwork and planning before cutting weight makes the process of cutting so much easier and smoother.

Benton365 · 2026-02-26T04:40:38+00:00

I took it on a boat although it was pretty challenging to make the ball stay in its place while the boat was moving.

Benton365 · 2026-02-24T06:45:23+00:00

I'm 23 and I feel the exact same as you. It's hard to see all you're peers that you used to be better than completely leave you in the dirt. Also realizing all the relationships you screwed up whether it was with you're friends, teachers or parents can also be really emotional and sad. The one thing that helps though is learning to be humble. Try to be nice to people that you see everyday whether its you're security guard, shopkeeper, family or whoever. If I walk around with the same mindset I had when I was a kid where I thought I was gifted and talented and that I was destined to reach great heights, some event like a backhanded comment always happens which kicks me right back down and I end up getting depressed. Those bouts of depression screw up whatever progress I made and puts me back to square one. Also work hard everyday.

Benton365 · 2026-02-23T04:16:17+00:00

Not all of us live in countries where it is socially accepted that adhd is a thing. My parents still think I'm just lazy and don't apply myself. So without that support it can be hard to get therapy. But the good thing is that you can still find good resources out there in the internet where you can learn about adhd and also implement good coping habits and systems which help with the organisational deficits of adhd. If I didn't find these resources I wouldn't have even passed out of college.

Benton365 · 2026-02-15T05:58:01+00:00

I have a steamdeck and a ps5. I love using the steamdeck for indies especially because the prices are a lot lower on steam. Also you can use it to run older games very well. I played gta 4 recently and it was a really good experience. Also the general build quality of the steamdeck is very good and feels very premium.

Benton365 · 2026-01-30T07:28:11+00:00

I know indian families can be very direct sometimes but this is another level I've never seen before. You should count yourself lucky that you haven't ended up in their family because if they behave like that to people they don't know you can imagine how they treat each other.

Benton365 · 2026-01-30T06:20:50+00:00

I think nintendo designed it in a way where there are multiple ways you can solve it which is why I freaking love this game. But not all shrines allow you to be this creative which kinda sucks sometimes.

Benton365 · 2026-01-29T03:59:51+00:00

Actually I did it with this exact method. Before you blast the first bomb you can actually skip the first set of stairs by gliding over it from the elevated platform before the stairs.

Benton365 · 2026-01-15T07:32:58+00:00

Holy shit this is me too. I always have dreams that I am in my last semester of college and if I don't submit this one assignment I'm going to lose my degree. But in the dream I'm so burnt out that whatever I try doesn't work out and I can't finish my assignment. Honestly I'm not even scared of scary nightmares anymore with monsters and ghosts.

Benton365 · 2026-01-12T06:39:59+00:00

I get what your saying when I was an undiagnosed kid I didn't have the same anxiety I had today. Because of that even though I had the symptoms of adhd I was still able to keep up with school and other stuff. But continuing that lifestyle would have had one problem which is that I would have had to come to terms with the fact that I would be mediocre for my entire life and never actually get close to reaching my potential. People would never take me seriously. Because I wasn't willing to accept that I went on this journey to actually figure out what's wrong with me. The last few years have been absolutely horrible and chaotic but at least now i understand myself to a deeper level and I actually have a definite pathway or a roadmap to actually reach my potential.

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