Run Like The Win???

What do you do in games? Do you..................run and want to beat it fast? and want to get to the bottom of things ASAP and beat it and claim that you beat it first than anyone in the world?(but still exploring it and doing everything that must be done). Or do you EXPLORE IT....slowly going to places, gazing at the beauty of the game? walking where there's not NEED to walk, reading every line of the game slowly and after beating it telling your friends how great this game is?

Which of the two do you do? and why?

Discuss!

I run and poke the villain in first playthrough.

But in second, I'll try to get a FAQ and help throughout the game.

I play through happily, slowly, and explore. But I run away lots as well. It's just my play style.

I run around maps constantly, but I go over areas again and again. I make sure to get everything. But I NEVER run from battles, so I typically end up a higher level than need be due to my extensive exploration.

THE JACKEL

I walk. I might slip if I run.

Exploration FTW.

I try to play it slowly. At first I try to, anyway. Most of the time I just start getting bored and if I don't start getting through the game quicker chances are I'll get so bored I quit. I think it has something to do with when I was born. I can't be sure, however.

I like to explore.

With some games, it pays to go through it quickly, but with most of the ones I have played, I enjoyed taking it slow. With the Myst series, it almsot requires that you move slow, otherwise you get bogged down with too much information at once or you have too little. And with every Final Fantasy, I always take them slow the first play through due to the fact that I wish to experience all the scenes or any other information that may interest me concerning the plot/characters/items/final fantasy blah.

So really, all in all, I take games slow.

If I run I usually miss something reallly important. Than I have to go through the area again to get what I missed.

If it's an RPG I stalk, not walk. I go over everything with a fine toothed comb and constantly look for secrets and sidequests. With most other games I go at a steady jog.

The first time through the game, without a guide? I definitely explore, and backtrack, and open every chest. If I play the game again, I'll probably use an faq/guide and see what I missed, and any other time after the second I'll know what to do and try out advanced strategies. Any time after that I'll speed through the game, only playing because I really like the game for nostalgia or I like the story or something. (FFVI, SO3).

I run and still get everything. Running or walking doesn't seem to make a difference to me.

while i like to set the left analog configuration to run, i take my time with the game. i train, stock up on items, clear every corner of treasure and keep my party up and running, while maintaining an anti-hero attitude of:

>> "i'll just stop the game here (for half a year or more) while the world is in need of a hero".

I usually blast through the game as quick as possible, usually I'd go back to my last save before completing the game and do side-quest stuff.