and why?
factorio!
No more worries about UPS. If your base grows too big and UPS drops, so will your brain’s processing speed and you’ll never notice a thing.
Monster Hunter. They live in harmony with nature, no one ever really dies, and the food looks amazing.
A lot of people are already living in: Leisure Suit Larry
Roller Coaster Tycoon. I want to stay on Mr. Bones Wild Ride. 💀
So, I’d need more details. How exactly would my consciousness exist within the game? Would the game be subject to be modded or updated in the future? Like, Skyrim with mods is a good option, but World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy 14 would allow me to continue being social with real humans, but those latter games are very subject to future change.
Back on the 1st question, there’s a significant difference if my consciousness occupies a random NPC or I become the equivalent of a player character. Also important: what would happen to me if the game crashed or the computer/servers went down for whatever reason?
r/outside
Why? Because I’ve now fooled you and don’t have to be confined to a game cartridge. Muahahahaha.
(Side note: It’s been a long time since I’ve been on reddit. I miss that community.)
A couple follow-ups, are we limited by the rules of the game, or is it like we’re actually living there? Like if I’m in gta v, do i get to pick up a pencil and write a book, is everything in the game at real-life fidelity, or am i stuck with the regular game inputs and graphics?
Am i able to add mods to the game? Can i add new mods after my first startup? I would assume there’s a way to reset or restart the game in case of bugs and softlocks so maybe there’s a hub i can use to do those kinds of things.
I think i might pick gmod + mods. That way i could build some interesting projects in sandbox, play games that people make for it, maybe even watch some YouTube early on before compatibility breaks. I’d also have a 1:1 scale model of the multiverse to explore.
Factorio, because the factory must grow.
This is the only acceptable answer never ending factory and now space
Plus multiplayer among like minded is fun.
Stardew Valley would be a nice place to retire.
Definitely want to be in a large open world game like GTA or skyrim so you have room to explore for the rest of eternity. A mmorpg would be a grind like real life, so it would feel familiar, but at least you could have magic. I think the answer depends on if you’re a NPC or the main character in the game.
I still would probably pick Minecraft and spend eternity building working computers in the world, so I could play other games as well.
Minecraft sounds like a good choice — although lonely
While I might make similar choices, it still sound like a horror story. My immortal soul stuck eternally among the empty make-believe-people of GTA or the solitary existence of Minecraft?
I might still prefer the peace of non-existance.
At least you would have space to explore and options to build. Being stuck in any video game for eternity is going to be hell.
Would Enter the Matrix be cheating? I could just plug in and go and do anything at that point.
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Beach Volleyball.
Imagine living for all eternity with all that sand up your hoo hah.
I could sell pearls as a side gig.
Lol, thanks for that.
Shenmue; purely for the vibe and nostalgia… If you know, you know.
Minecraft. But immortality in any case is kinda scary. SCP-7179
Creative expression aside, it is vital that we remember that we cannot predict how the human psyche will react to a pseudo-utopia, so this is at best speculation. Doesn’t mean it is bad speculation!
Good one! Thanks for sharing.
why would you want to be immortal? everything ends eventually, so why would you want to be the only one forced to stay?
