Seasoned Gamers Share Valuable Pieces of Advice They Have Collected From Video Games Over the Years

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Eleonora Bader
Feb 27, 2024 1:00 PM EST

From the sweeping landscapes of open-world epics to the intimate corridors of atmospheric horror, I've played it all. Each game is a journey into the unknown, a canvas for exploration and discovery, and to say I love gaming… well, that would be an understatement. Every decision I've made, whether bold or cautious, carries weight shaping the course of my gameplay. But gaming is not just about conquest… it's a crucible of skill and strategy. Amidst the chaos, I've learned to adapt to unforeseen obstacles with grace (ish). 

Some of my absolute favorite games are Ori and The Blind Forest, Bioshock, Life is Strange, Fallout 3, Divinity Original Sin 2, The Witcher 3… I could go on forever. What's your favorite game, and why? And what have video games taught you? Feel free to comment as you scroll down and check out fellow gamers' pieces of advice. Then check out this Reddit thread where DnD players discuss improvised moments of play that completely changed the course of their campaign.

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    What's the best piece of life advice you got from a video game? drunkentenshiNL - 4 days ago Not an actual line of advice, but something I saw while looking up a guide for Dark Souls years ago. "If you're struggling, you're on the right path to glory." It stuck. darreb510 4 days ago Trails of Cold Steel 2. When trying to figure out what to do "First come up with a what, then the how." Trying to figure how to get something done with no clear goal just wastes energy. Come up with a task, and then
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    What's the best piece of life advice you got from a video game? Mine is Kratos saying "Don't be sorry. Be better.” I've said this so much to my kid that she thinks it my saying
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    _Halloween- 4 days ago "Too many people have opinions on things they know nothing about, and the more ignorant they are, the more opinions they have"- Fallout New Vegas. Reply Share 3.5k
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    mopsyd- 4 days ago It only takes one bullet to k Il you no matter how much of a bad s you are - Contra 2.8k Reply Share . CaptRory - 4 days ago I don't know man. Some people have MAJOR main character energy. 355 Reply Share
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    fredthegreat 4 days ago Near the beginning of Fable 2. You fight and I II some random bandits, and the narrator asks your character to think of every experience they've ever had in their entire life and then reminds them that the bandit chief the player probably saw as random had just as many experiences if not more. It opened my young eyes to just how deep and complex the lives of others are by comparing them to my own. Reply Share 3.9k
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    mclark74 4 days ago Anything not saved will be lost. 3.1k Reply Share NukeTheEwoks - 4 days ago Tell that to my hippocampus 162 Reply Share
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    vaccumshoes. 4 days ago No specific piece of advice but runescape taught me soc in well how to spot a scam in real life lol Reply Share 3.4k th12teen 4 days ago Did you know you can't post your Reddit password into the comment? Reddit automatically censors it. My password is ********. How cool is that? 1.2k Reply Share
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    imdefinitelywong - 4 days ago They were going door to door asking if anyone knew any scientists. I said look no further. They asked me if I knew anything about power plants. I said as much as anyone I'd ever met. They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard. . Fantastic 1.2k Reply Share
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    Psychological Dig922 · 4 days ago "Take a gamble that love exists, and do a loving act." -Sister Calderon to Arthur Morgan Red Dead Redemption 2 41.7k ↓ Reply Share Legend 5V 4 days ago Right after “I think... I'm afraid”, da n 456 Reply Share
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    Thanos6 4 days ago From FF6, just before the final battle: "It's not the net result of one's life that's important! It's the day-to-day concerns, the personal victories, and the celebration of life...and love! It's enough if people are able to experience the joy that each day can bring!" 1.1k Reply Share
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    Therealomerali - 4 days ago "Vengeance is an Idiots game." Arthur Morgan 222 Reply Share
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    Casanova_Fran · 4 days ago Wrex got me back into fitness a decade ago "That which is not constantly challenged becomes weaker" 1.6k Reply Share
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    F spicychickenfriday 4 days ago "Make haste—it will be too late to make up for lost time later. But do not rush. Do so, and you will have plentiful time to rue your haste later." -Dragon Quest VII 734 Reply Share
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    Sir-Gawain-III · 4 days ago Star Trek said it but video games taught it to me. "You can do everything right and still lose" Reply Share 895
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    a+² BA drunkentenshiNL · 4 days ago Not an actual line of advice, but something I saw while looking up a guide for Dark Souls years ago. "If you're struggling, you're on the right path to glory." It stuck. 1.5k Reply Share
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    kusuri8 4 days ago Not exactly life advice but Nico from GTA said "War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into ki ng each other," and it felt like being dunked in ice cold water at the time. I also was reading Gone With the Wind at the same time, and I've never thought of war the same. Reply Share 890
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    the-cartmaniac - 4 days ago "Existence is beautiful, if you let it be. Life is not a question, it does not need an answer" No Mans Sky 712 Reply Share
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    darreb510 4 days ago Trails of Cold Steel 2. When trying to figure out what to do "First come up with a what, then the how." Trying to figure how to get something done with no clear goal just wastes energy. Come up with a task, and then how to accomplish the task in that order 145 Reply Share
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    Cris87944 days ago That bikini wearing pokemon trainers carry their pokeballs in places I can't because it's a technique exclusive to women. I have no clue what could it be but I wish was able to do it too. Original quote: If I'm wearing a bikini... Where do I put my pokeballs? Teehee... Woman's secret! Reply Share 1.0k
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    mfyxtplyx 4 days ago Shoving foes into chasms may k 'I them instantly - but could cost you precious loot. Reply Share 747
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    imjustamazing · 4 days ago "The man who gets beat down isn't the loser. The guy who can't tough it out to the end, he's the one who loses." Kuze, Yakuza 0 117 Reply Share
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    bicmedic 4 days ago Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your d. n lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down! Cave Johnson - Por
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    TropicalLad 97 . 4 days ago "Hesitation is defeat" -Sword Saint Isshin, Sekiro 339 Reply Share superfrayer 4 days ago Ahhh yess, the wise Glock Saint 78 Reply Share
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    boreCZ12 4 days ago I have more inspirational ones than piece of life advice, but you can transfer it to daily live and it helped me too "Wanting something does not give you the right to have it." • Ezio Auditore, Assasin's screed "What good is an intellect if you can't use it?" Raiden, Metal gear rising
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    "A man chooses, a slave obeys." • Andrew Ryan, bioschock "Even the good leaders make poor decisions, its the best leaders that take responsibility for them." • Kratos, God of War 480 Reply Share
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    Sparkle The Barbarian · 4 days ago Dark souls taught me patience. And that failing 100 times is ok, as long as you learn and finally succeed in the end. 592 Reply Share hk4213- 4 days ago Never beat it but that game helped me through my . It's OK to fail as long as you learn. Reply Share 180
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    HellishButter 4 days ago edited 4 days ago . That it is possible to move on from your past. You embrace it, learn from it, and be better. God of War (2018) 204 Reply Share
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    bills 24 days ago "D. th can have me, when it has earned me". Thanks god of war. I'm joking. Mostly 417 Reply Share
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    Windyandbreezy- 4 days ago Even if you fight through hell, save the world, save the girl, selflessly give your wish for the sake of the world... some wer named Zelda will say it was her legend. 311 Reply Share
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    Yueff_Stueff. 4 days ago "We all fail. We all make mistakes. It's what makes us human." -Master Chief, Halo Infinite 535 Reply Share
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    some1s Witch. 4 days ago "There is nothing. Only warm, primordial blackness. Your conscience ferments in it — no larger than a single grain of malt. You don't have to do anything anymore. Ever. Never ever." Reptilian brain, Disco Elysium Reply Share 165
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