Is it normal that i'm a perfectionist at video games?

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I've been a gamer for most of my life. The vast majority of games I play are first/third person shooters. I tried playing Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 for a bit but I get irritated if I miss a shot. If I die, I won't restart the level, I'll restart the whole damn game. I could play the prologue with my eyes closed at this point. I've had the game glitch and break my immersion too. One glitch forced me to reload a checkpoint and that set me off to restarting the game.

I recently decided to stop playing the game and hope the glitches get patched soon. I even deleted it from my PS4's hard drive to avoid the temptation to retry. I couldn't keep torturing myself.

I'm not much of a completionist. I don't have the time and energy to gather collectibles. That's not my type of perfectionism. Mine is performance and my reaction to dying. I hate dying in games so much. It breaks my immersion and my chain of events and I get angry on the outside and rage on the inside.

This happens in other games too. If I die "too much", I feel like I have to restart and play better.

Is this normal?

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    Try getting out of the house a bit, meeting a girl or a boy.

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  • ojimpu
    6 years ago

    I think you should take a break from games and try out a new hobby.

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  • mrlennymlg
    6 years ago

    Hello brother, we share various things

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  • JonathanOo
    6 years ago

    I don't restart the whole game, that's a little extreme unless you're playing online. Unless you plan on becoming a pro or the best in the world I wouldn't get so worked up about it

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