I wasn’t sure whether to put this is CS or IMHO, but I figured either would do.
Personally, I’m not usually bothered by spoilers, and don’t go out of my way to avoid them. I also don’t mind finding out what happens in the future. But if I learn about past events or background information before I’m supposed to… ugh! Suddenly, everything makes Too Much Sense. This is bad because every time I find something I really like, I go into obsessive researcher mode for the next few days and find out as much as I possibly can. In movies where mentally untangling the plot is half the fun, I just loooooooove the feeling I get with everything in the movie brewing in my head for the next couple of days slowly sorting itself out. But I never get this with books or video games. You know why? Because I keep short-circuiting the process by looking up spoilers! :mad:
So… can YOU resist the urge to FIND OUT?
PS - I am posting this because I think I just wrecked Metal Gear
At this point, I’m forced to scramble for an answer. Metal Gear is…
… a shooter where the goal is to shoot as few people as possible?
… like a B-movie, but good?
… a work of genius?
… proof that Hideo Kojima is on crack?
I think I’ll take the zen approach. Metal Gear is Metal Gear.
(Okay, I’m talking about this. More specifically, this.)
It depends on how much I care and whether I plan to partake of the movie/tv show/book or not. If I know the odds are I’ll never watch it, I’ll read the spoiler (on the off chance I’m in the discussion).
Feh! Amacherz.
I keep my settings on “Ignore color settings on web pages” just so I don’t even have to click the spoiler boxes.
Actually, I did that so my boss wouldn’t notice my web pages so easily, but I leave it that way at home, too. I likes the info! And I always ask before sharing, and everyone always wants to know…
Heh, I know what you mean about “obsessive researcher mode,” I get like that as well and so it’s nearly impossible for me to resist spoilers once I get going. I know by now that if I take the first step and say something like “oh, I’m just going to look up the basic premise” it’s all downhill from there.
As a result, as a general thing I don’t mind spoilers much at all and in many cases I enjoy them. However, there are a few things that must be spoiler-free for me – usually book series that I am obsessed with – and I take great pains not to look at any information for fear that I might go down the spoiler path. When the most recent Harry Potter book came out, I went into a self-imposed Total Media Blackout the day before the book was released that lasted until I finished reading it. Fortunately I am a pretty quick reader. I did the same thing with the conclusion to the Dark Tower series.
NB: The title of this thread is not “Do you READ spoilers?” but “Can you RESIST spoilers?” Do you click on spoilers even when you know they will affect your enjoyment of something? Because I sure do :\
I can and DO resist spoilers. I hate when someone wrecks a book or movie for me. Almost as much as I hate watching a movie with someone who spends the entire time saying things like, “Is he gonna kill her now?” or “He’s gonna take the money out of the safe, right?” or “Why are those people going up into the bell tower?”
I certainly do resist spoilers. To the point where I won’t even go into the Harry Potter Dead Pool or any of those kind of threads even though it’s only conjecture. I want to be totally surprised.
On the other hand, some books I will seek out spoilers to see if it’s worth it. This is totally alien to my nature and I only started doing this about a year ago. It seems to be working for books I wouldn’t otherwise read.
Kalhoun, my SO pulls that crap. He won’t watch the movie with me, but he’ll come in the middle and ask stupid questions. I always lose my patience and say, “If you want to know, watch it! I haven’t seen it either!” Grr.
No, I cannot. I’ve spoiled countless plots for myself, but while I may know that _____ happens, I haven’t seen _____ happen. If that makes sense. I really don’t mind being spoiled at all, to be honest. Especially when it comes to video games. I can’t think of an RPG I’ve played that wasn’t spoiled for me.
So, even if I’m reading a book and there’s, like, a REALLY tense scene and I get all nervous, I’ll quickly skip ahead a few pages and read a paragraph to see if it turns out okay. I need to be prepared. Alright, I admit it. I’m something of a spoiler-whore. I just can’t help myself.
You shouldn’t worry about spoiling Metal Gear Solid. It’s actually pretty easy to figure out the entire plot around the halfway point, anyways. Though I do wonder how it is you’re only playing MGS in '06, eight years after it’s initial release. Better late than never, of course.
Chrono Trigger in 2001.
Come to think of it, every single SNES game some time in or after 2001.
Ocarina of Time in 2003.
Final Fantasy VII in 2004.
Metroid, MegaMan… never. Not a single game.
Wolfenstein 3D in 2000.
Same for Duke 3D.
Doom in 1999.
Final Fantasy Tactics in 2006.
Etc.
See, I’m just carrying on a time-honoured tradition of always being late to the party I figure I can probably find myself a used PS2 and a copy of MGS2 by the end of 2007 to get an incredibly geeky kick out of the thought that somewhere in the world, the events of the game are unfolding… and I’M CONTROLLING THEM!
It’s impossible for a spoiler to effect how much I enjoy something, so there’s nothing for me to need to resist. In fact, I often seek them out. The only exceptions are sports or other competitions – knowing who wins ahead of time does detract from my enjoyment.
I actively avoid them and get angry if I’m spoiled for something. “But it’s not ALL about solving a mystery or having your expectations trounced! It’s about the artistry of the piece!” Uh, maybe for you, but I can’t watch/read something if I know what’s going to happen. That kills it for me. Luckily I am very good at avoiding spoilers and only get them when they’re forced on me by unaware “friends.”
I figure I can probably find myself a used PS2 and a copy of MGS2 by the end of 2007 to get an incredibly geeky kick out of the thought that somewhere in the world, the events of the game are unfolding… and I’M CONTROLLING THEM! 