10 BIGGEST Mistakes First Time Gamers Make

Newcomers to gaming can fall prey to some silly mistakes. Here are some fun examples you might appreciate.

[firelion]

Worst mistake: going online to meet some friendly people

[rename]

Not realizing that "just 10 more minutes" or "I'll just finish this chapter/level" ACTUALLY means "I'm playing this until 3am without realizing it"

[LatinPRDude]

Big mistake that should've been included in the video: "Buying a game out of pure hype and not reading or watching reviews".

[KDYCE]

I would say another new gamer mistake would be hurrying through the main story in open-world games. Open-world games are meant to be explored. They're full of side-quests, random encounters, collectables, and hidden content. They enrich the game world and are often some of the most enjoyable parts of the game.

[kevinjarquin]

My biggest mistake:
Assuming in-game physics are more realistic than they are

[mako]

A mistake I've made countless times.

GAME: "YOUR LEVEL IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO FIGHT THIS BOSS/ENTER THIS AREA"

ME: *YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER!*
*Gets Rekted

[ven]

Parents today: Can't beat their kid in a game
Parents in the future: Dominates their kid in a game and makes them ask for more.

[shhdungsz]

Real Gamers always Save everything, even if it just auto saved

[mr.midnight]

"TIME TO PLAY GAMES AND MEET FRIENDLY PEOPLE ONLINE!"
- Biggest beginner mistake

[thatsthebirds]

“Make sure you save. Redoing can be defeating”

*ptsd flashbacks to hours lost in Pokémon as a kid*

[rubenleon]

Worst mistake, Downloading Raid: Shadow Legends

[jordanbeardy]

#11: not checking if theres fall damage

[barofsoap]

Skipping cutscenes when they're important through the game's story

Yup, my first mistake was that

[epiced]

Me: *been playing video games for 10 years*

Also me: **watches video**

[blackdarkdarkerbleach]

Trying to fight a Giant in Skyrim at level 10

[stonoir]

Worst mistake a man could make,
Saying: hey I’m new, please don’t kiII me

[BronyumHexofloride]

Common rookie mistake: looking at strategy games and thinking "this looks easy"

[changefullstew]

U know when u r getting all Sherlock Holmes on a stuck mission and after 2 hours of thinking u take a break, come back the next day and see all u had to do was just simply try the button next to the door?

[m.l.tankesly]

I have a firm policy of: When I am ready to throw the console it is time to put it up for the night. Also works for other expensive electronics and homework.

[carltonwhyte]

Omg, number 1 is deserving of being number 1. In the past I'd be stuck on a level for hours, doing the same thing over and other, doing "some" things differently and still being stuck. And finally frustrated, gives the game a rest, a day, 2, 3...a week, then immediately after going back in "poof" level passed, boss defeated, puzzle solved, and all I really needed was some rest.