Required knowledge for gamers?

[willard3]

I saw this on another forum I frequent (mostly for the game of Mafia going on there).

What games/movies/books/other media should be required or highly suggested for gamers? Here's my suggestions:

Movies
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
The Gamers (independent)

Games
Mario
Zelda
Final Fantasy
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter

Books
Ender's Game
Lord of the Rings
Eragon(?)

 

[peanutbutter12]

The only important required knowledge a gamer should have is that TerraSin will pwn you. :>

CJ

 

[Steezie]

Snipers are the most effective troops in combat against non-vehicular targets

 

[willard3]

Snipers are the most effective troops in combat against non-vehicular targets

Oh, but yes. You win the thread.

 

[Dust and Ashes]

For anyone remotely interested in RPGs one bit of seriously required knowledge would be, "You must gather your party before venturing forth."

 

[Steezie]

Oh I almost forgot, sniper rifles DO NOT act the same way in video games that they do in real life. You dont center the crosshair on the target, pull the trigger, and kill them. You need to compensate for wind, range, and bullet drop

 

[Lithium Hobo]

One book that all gamers should read is World War Z.

 

[The-Doctor]

I would recommend such games as MGS and Tenchu series...you live longer if you use stealth!

 

[Blackguard_]

The most important thing in many games (as well as many sports, like paintball or hockey) is situational awareness and avoiding target fixation. This is something especially stressed in flight sims, but target fixation can get you killed in other genres as well; it is how Steezie's sniper makes many, if not most,(at least depending on the round) of his kills, and is often why a sniper gets killed. So make sure to check your 6 (and other times) often, and to keep doing that even after you have enaged the enemy. You don't want to be fixated by any target or direction.