Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? (lemmy.zip)

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I know I remember seeing some people talk about how nice some of the environments in Hitman were, and that they'd just walk around as a tourist from time to time, treating it like a walking simulator/virtual tourism thing instead of the stealth assassination game it is. Curious about other things like that, where you play a game totally differently than it was meant to be played.

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[-] popcornpizza@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 6 days ago

GTAV. I don't care for the story or the shooting aspect, I just love to drive or walk around. I can't do either irl, so I love it when games give me the option.

[-] Repelle@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I haven’t really played V, but other GTA games I just treat like arcade games where I start by stealing some car and try to stay away from the cops and steal bigger/cooler shit for as long as I can without getting caught

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2025

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