15 Enjoyably Dumb Things Gamers Do We Can't Explain

12. Becoming The New Camera Man

It doesn'€™t matter how meticulous game developers craft their cinematics, if you give players the chance to mess around with the camera directly, they€™'re going to throw off all that great cinematography to check out the the terrible textures lurking in the background or on the floor.

Whether it'€™s the zoom functionality in Metal Gear or the ability to move the camera around during character dialogue in Dragon Age: Inquisition, players will mess around with the camera during even the most dramatic of scenes.

It kind of ruins the atmosphere, but what do you expect, players to actually sit down and not interfere if you give them the chance? Who do you think we are?

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