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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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Stolen from myself 6 months ago at https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.zip/post/35616522

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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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There seems to be one or two Sims channels on YouTube where the people running the channel have little or no interest in playing the game and instead just build and furnish houses/shops.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago

    I thought The Sims started out as an architecture/interior design game and the social/life simulation stuff we all know it for came later.

    The game's emphasis on architecture and interior design dates back to its roots. Will Wright, inspired by the loss of his home in a firestorm, initially conceived The Sims as an architecture game, with the focus on characters added later.

    I've seen it said in several places; this was the most credible-looking spot I could find on the first page of my search.

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