7 Ways Loading Screens Were Good, Actually

With the incredible power of the new generation of consoles, the enormously long periods of time you used to have to wait for a game to load are on the way out. But we’re here to put it to you that loading screens were good, actually, and for these seven reasons you will come to miss them very much. Enjoy, and subscribe for more videos like this every Thursday from Outside Xbox!
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[@noogidoo2217]

The loading bar at the start was unrealistic. It didn't get get stuck on 99% for an hour.

[@clockworkmonsters8590]

Only for you to eventually realize that the game had crashed like three minutes in

[@squakswuak2692]

ok

[@wouldanyonelikeanytoast5171]

Ah the Microsoft Windows installation, stuck on 1% for an hour saying 20 minutes to go, then jumps to 99% for another hour or so

[@unknowngamer7058]

Ikr?

[@yocumaco13]

And mike didn’t squint at it hoping it’d load this time

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

Ahh when my Skyrim loading screen took so long that when it froze I didn’t notice until a good 5 minutes waiting.

[@redorigamidragon]

I remember that happening to me!

[@GutznMetal]

Bethesda wore out my power button. Fallout NV was a test of patience too, so much so monks play it to reach enlightenment.

[@marklehuray1091]

all been there

[@nunyobidniz]

Mood

[@katherinebarber711]

Never happened to me. If my game froze/crashed, I got stuck on black before even reaching the loading screen. Time to recheck my mods!

[@kevin_f]

“Running as fast as possible in small circles.” I feel seen

[@uliwitness]

I guess I'm showing how boring I am: I used the AC loading screens to practice my dodge rolls.

[@tylerharvell8854]

You weren't running fast enough then

[@EdwardKenway-lr5tl]

I used to do the crouch jump repeatedly with Ezio on them

[@gundamheavyarms4879]

A friend of mine figured out how to make Ezio chicken walk during loading screens. It was fun(ny)!

[@snkybrki]

@@EdwardKenway-lr5tl I'd just haul ass towards the light.

[@team_people]

"Just one more mission" is what I tell myself until the credits roll.

[@samualcolt2055]

Even then you have to hold on. What if there is a post game story? Or side quests you haven't been able to finish yet? Or heaps of fricken bird feathers that you still need to give to your grieving mother who refuses to acknowledge you until you shove them in a box... just for example

[@KarateKitty5000]

Loading screens really just gave you that breather you needed after a tough battle, or entertained you with models like in Fallout or Skyrim. And it's like you said, they taught you how to play the game. I'll never forget the moment when I was in a loading screen in Skyrim, frustrated with my equip load when the game helpfully told me that higher stamina = more space to pick up items. So, thank you loading screens, we'll miss you (except for you Jedi: Fallen Order and your 5 minute load times on modern consoles, you can bloody go quicker).

[@mohamedahmedelrouie446]

Omg the same thing happened to me!

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

I really enjoy Bethesda games, but let’s be honest, being able to spin a 3d model isn’t really entertaining. It’s rarely even interesting, sometimes they weren’t even from the actual game, like the vault boy pins. Which at least made them mildly interesting for a moment. Seeing a slowly rotating model of a super mutant isn’t nearly as fun as killing a super mutant. Heck, even being able to play the pip boy games would’ve been better, and I might have actually played them. I played Atari 35 years ago, i don’t need to play it again. If I do I’d just pull it out and play better Atari games.

[@robstuart8474]

Who remembers the smacktalk between Andy and the Resident Evil 2 Remake loading screens? "Who wrote that, the Tyrant?" "Do you want to change to Assisted difficulty?" Good times.

[@raineblackstar3522]

Loading screens are good until it turns out your console or game crashed.

[@Gamer88334]

But what if it takes you an hour to realize that? I’d probably just keep on playing that Tekken 5 mini game if that happened to me.

[@benjamintaylor5025]

@@Gamer88334 dude, by it crashing that means you have to start the game again.

[@hagridsdisappointingson769]

Those gta online loading screens where you don't know if it's actually loading or if you're game is about to crash are the worst.

[@insaincaldo]

That's where they are good as well, oh it froze, well game crashed.

[@andrewturner4375]

That's why most loading screens has a symbol that moves so you know if it crashed or not

[@VeronicaWarlock]

I really like the loading screens in Dishonored 2. They weren't very slow, but the mission would not start until you told it to. You could take your time to read the many tips available. You could walk away and go to the bathroom without having to reload the initial save when you got back. You wouldn't miss the cutscenes and start of mission pops.

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

are you Ray Sipes daughter?

[@danielribeiro1433]

I really like it for that reason too. Sometimes I really want to read the tips or just do something else while the game loads and be able to come back and not miss anything or just be dead already

[@joeychill4364]

I hate when I’m reading something helpful and it just cuts away.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

Gods, that sounds great.

[@Zakkleberg]

I love when it's a click to continue on loading screens. I don't read very fast (because if I do I misread things and have to reread it to make it make sense and by that time it's loaded) and I like to be able to take my time reading it

[@mrmusickhimself]

The Darkness used loading screens to give Jackie monologues that provided backstory and exposition. I wish more games did that.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That game needs a PC release just like its sequel.

[@leoncer4719]

Ahh fellow man of culture!! That game has to be one of the best story-driven shooters of all time, right up there with the likes of Bioshock.

[@leoncer4719]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Indeed, I'm eagerly waiting for one as RPCS3 isn't stable for the most part. 🥲

[@mrmusickhimself]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Yes it does. It's one of the few games that desperately needs a remaster, everything about it is glorious but the graphics and physics could use a touch-up. Plus, having a videogame that allows you to simply sit on the couch with your girlfriend and watch To Kill a Mockingbird in it's entirety....that's absolutely beautiful. They put so much love into it, and if they can shit out Shenmue 3, then why not another Darkness to conclude the tragic story of Jackie Estacado?

[@loading...8512]

I loved The Darkness and The Darkness 2

[@alexoxotv]

"you would have to go out to buy a game and risk dying from the plague" we still have that

[@nuffin7411]

It's not the bubonic plague specifically though. Also nowadays you can significantly reduce the chance of catching the pandemic du jour by ordering online or just getting a digital copy and eliminating human interaction entirely. Who needs that stuff anyway?

[@ducksruleflorida4882]

Stop ruining my escapist mentality!

[@vincevvn]

No you can download games online now. You never have to leave your house

[@LJW1912]

Haha

[@Jenacide]

@@vincevvn I don't have internet. I'm writing this by carrier pigeon.

[@Sammit00]

I miss the Dragon Age: Inquisition loading screens that taught me an insane amount of lore

[@zanite8650]

Also 30 hours in: "You can use Dispel Magic to destroy enemy spawns around rifts" Why didn't you say that to begin with?!

[@MsKornkitty]

I was playing this again last night on Series X and realizing I missed having the chance to read lore in loading screens. Then this video came out.

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

Yes!! I kind of love loading screens.

[@hagridsdisappointingson769]

I've been trying to get into that game but the combat kinda ruins the experience for me.

[@alexthorold3496]

@@hagridsdisappointingson769 whatever you're doing, have you tried playing the other way?

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

I feel like the Oxbox team looked at all the footage they have of loading screens (from capturing footage for other videos), one of them said "I bet you can't edit a whole video that only uses these" and Mike answered "HOLD MY TEA AND WATCH THIS"

[@KasumiRINA]

"Why would you use loading screens if you can have deep, meaningful and witty conversations in an elevator?" - Garrus "I have a shotgun" - Tali

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

"What does X do?" It gives it to ya.

[@purevessel6026]

knoc knoc

[@juandemarko8348]

DMX ! WHAT YALL N#$%@S WANT

[@captaincokecan]

Business hours only

[@ddjsoyenby]

x is the best button period.

[@HovektheArtist]

First we gon ROCK then we gon ROLL

[@mgakamedman6662]

Here's a video idea: Coolest treasures we've ever found behind waterfalls 🤔🧐

[@ZMan-sr4tl]

Or, similar idea Things games programmed us to do Eg. Checking behind the waterfalls Fakewalls Making shortcuts in openworld Hoarding potions

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Warcraft III had some of these.

[@clockworkmonsters8590]

@@ZMan-sr4tl You mean hoarding everything, just in case, only to finish the game having used no items? XD

[@ZMan-sr4tl]

@@clockworkmonsters8590 yes, my hoarding problem may have stemmed from gaming

[@Taragoola]

Bro, you ever go up to a waterfall and you can't even get behind it? Bullshit, mang.

[@Stratelier]

One nice thing about Bayonetta's loading-screen practice room was that when the loading was finished the game didn't automatically start the level but told you to press a button prompt when YOU were ready.

[@therealriddlemaster]

Watched one video and I’m immediately hooked

[@rarelyused3]

Same lol

[@Captain_Mx]

This was me when I started watching this channel

[@JanAside]

I've been watching for 5 years and they've gotten me through quarantine. Although now I can't even sleep without one of their videos as background noise

[@BossMan-jw7uv]

So you probably get asked this after.. BUT WHAT'S IN THE BOX

[@KING_PHILLIP]

At the risk of being too personal on the internet, I was recently in a car accident and have basically been bed ridden since january- suffice to say- I've watched nearly all the content available between outside xbox and extra..😅 they're the absolute greatest. 😁👌

[@NickonStark]

I still remember the original Skyrim frequently crashing mid-load and the loading screen going on forever. I never knew if I had to wait it out to reboot the game.

[@MsKornkitty]

I used to read during Skyrim loading screens. I could usually get through an entire page before I got back into the game.

[@ignisshadowflame1027]

With enough mods you might be able to get a whole chapter in.

[@EmilyE2003]

One of my favorite loading screens I’ve encountered was in Doom Eternal where it tells you how to kill a Cyberdemon/Tyrant. I kid you not, it tells you to quote, *”Shoot at it until it dies”* Thanks devs, Who would’ve known lol

[@RudalPL]

I remember when WarCraft 3 came out. I had to go to the city centre to get it. On my way back home I got stuck in a traffic so I was sitting in a bus for nearly an hour. I read nearly the whole manual and it was quite hefty book. Not only with explanation on how to play the game and what all the units and buildings do for all 4 races but a whole story as well. I loved those times and I really miss printed manuals. Nowadays we don't even get a PDF with manual... but there's a lot of micro transactions.... :/

[@lou1958]

Back in the day the manuals were almost as engrossing as the games themselves. I always found them very helpful, especially with simulators that required you to learn how to drive a thing. Some were very entertaining and had great artwork. Part of my ritual when getting a new game was to kick back and read the manual to get my head into it. I miss those things.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

They really need to bring back those manuals.

[@zenkim6709]

@@michaelandreipalon359 ... yeah, they could bring back printed game manuals -- but, like physical game media, that would add mfg costs to the release of every title. I guess we old-school gamers just aren't worth it to the dev studio execs. 🙄

[@CrystalTikal]

The worst part of running older games on modern systems is that loading screens go by too fast to read the tips.

[@danielribeiro1433]

Not if it is skyrim. Or any other bethesda game for that matter

[@vinny985]

lol i’m about to take out my ssd just to play dragon age inquisition properly

[@sopcannon]

@@danielribeiro1433 3 second load time on skyrim with mods on pc on a nvme drive

[@gabrielandy9272]

thats why all the games should finish the loading screen asking the user to press a button to skip the tip.

[@MetabolicSpore0]

" The Pope corners like he's on rails." I had to rewind to be sure I heard that right. 😂

[@him050]

Fake news, the centre of gravity on that pope mobile is all wrong!

[@SolusWhite]

I miss that new manual smell when opening a shiny new game...

[@ddjsoyenby]

same.

[@OsakaLover]

And how detailed they were. Ever see the Age of Empires 2 manual? It was big, had lots of info about the civilizations, and the units too. Was so good. I miss those days.

[@DFloyd84]

To be fair, having the contents of the manual in-game means that a physical copy can't get lost, damaged, or stolen, and is theoretically at your fingertips at all times.

[@SolusWhite]

@@DFloyd84 Lol where are you taking your games for that to happen? Never had the issue.

[@laura121684]

I remember when you had to go to the store and buy paperback walkthrough guides to games you were playing if you got stuck, because, while the internet existed, only businesses were really using it at that time, so video games forums didn't even exist yet. I still have some of those guides.

[@apocrypha5363]

3:48 no Mike, Sonic is a Smurf... he's just a Smurf who really hates sharing his hedge.

[@DirgeTV]

That annoyed stare he gives basically tells you he's usually in no mood for hedge sharing.

[@julscatten2640]

Surprised there was no mention of The Sims/SimCity Series’s loading screens. Those were super funny and brought us the iconic phrase “Reticulating Splines”.

[@chumbucket3475]

What on earth is a reticulating spline Should I fear it

[@Brasc]

Come on now, I couldn't even rotate Mike around or make him start running in a random direction.

[@VeryEvilGM]

He was more like Heavy Rain loading screen.

[@JanAside]

I miss knowing I had Time to get a drink and a snack between levels

[@tranquilmetalhead8814]

You can still play Fallout 4 :)

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

@@tranquilmetalhead8814 drinks and snacks man, not read a whole ass book 😅

[@purevessel6026]

@@gruggerduggerhoose i laughed to hard

[@JanAside]

@@gruggerduggerhoose I've never played fallout 4 but I think you just killed them

[@thetexandragon1252]

Wait we have tech to get rid loading screens

[@kharnthebetrayer8251]

I recently upgraded my computer. Before this, the loading screens in Total War took yonks, which i would normally use the time for planning for the D&D games I run, or doing homework when i was in school. Now, it doesn't last long enough. Actually somewhat of a pain. I'm a terrible procrastinator, and found the loading screen was an amazing excuse to just do it while i waited

[@jorvach9874]

Liked for mentioning Total War. I thought I was the only OxBoxtra viewer who played that series :P Also agree with and relate to your comment, of course.

[@ogpandamonium]

When they put a loading bar at the beggining of the video I thought there would be a sponsor but they just made us wait

[@NathanWeeks]

What!? I need loading screens! They're the closest thing I get to sleep! Plus, they give me a chance to wipe the blood from my eyeballs!

[@ddjsoyenby]

same dammit.

[@rondroske3623]

Yes, this. Plus a hundred more reasons. We have to fight back. Let us be heard! We need loading screen time.

[@thatterenceguy95]

Not gonna lie, that was me while playing Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Just desperately trying to read the tips, because I read half of it and it was useful.

[@sopamedico1081]

Screen capture button could help

[@thatterenceguy95]

@@sopamedico1081 ...I wish I thought of that at the time.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I know. Loading screens also need to have a "Press X to continue" thing as well.

[@uliwitness]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I'd like the reverse: A "press X to pause" prompt (that then becomes Press X to continue) that lets you finish reading when it's a good one. But game devs: Don't pause the loading! Just don't advance to the loaded game at the end, so if I continue, I'm immediately in the loaded game.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@uliwitness Hmm, you also have a good idea there.

[@shyviolet2161]

I miss the paper manuals so badly 😭

[@depapa701]

So do I Miss the days when I brought a game in the afternoon but wasn't allowed to play it in the evening. So I read the manual the whole night until I could play it in the morning for the first time

[@axolotlcake4756]

If you didn’t get attacked by a wooly mammoth, or die of the bubonic plague, those were tough times - parents when describing how they had to walk to school

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

"10 miles. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways. And we were grateful!"

[@axolotlcake4756]

@@ryadinstormblessed8308 haha, that’s accurate

[@DanStaal]

I'm impressed by your restraint. Typically when I'm playing a game at 3am on a Sunday morning, I started Friday afternoon.

[@Priestess_Zenithar]

I’m so glad y’all have translated the visual gags to this new format. It’s great for a laugh in these dark times.

[@suspectnebula7660]

Video idea: Top useless items in video games we got attached to and kept with us

[@ButMadNNW626]

My “World of Warcraft” character still has one of the coins you can fish out of the fountain in Dalaran. “Inigo’s coin” with the flavor text “I want my father back.”

[@agamer203]

That one butterfly in a jar that you get in the Alchemist's Shack in Skyrim

[@suspectnebula7660]

@@agamer203 yes!!

[@ScripulousFingore6133]

Advice on getting advice is the best advice. Advise a man to get advice and he'll get advice for a lifetime

[@XDarkNation]

Give a man advice and he'll have advice for a day. Teach a man to advise and he'll give a advise for the rest of his life. ..or keep the advice and advise yourself. He's a grown man. And giving advice isnt that hard.

[@retronimus]

Please make 'top _ weird character names that we grown attached to' example: Dogmeat

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

*happy Kojima noises

[@JanAside]

"What kinda name is Haru?" "I dunno but she's best girl!"

[@BreakerX42]

Rehonhatek'on I think that's how its spelled

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Dogmeat is a great name how dare you suggest it's wierd

[@retronimus]

@@JanAside No, I adore it, just that wondering how someone came up with the name.

[@omegaflowey7436]

The original portal. Just kinda was a small loading text and your right back in. Only lasted for like 3 sec

[@sleepykong8316]

perhaps the best loading screens are the ones we hardly get to know

[@clairea3328]

Spyro: Reignited's loading screens were super cute!!! Spyro just gliding in between each level was just lovely to me

[@ignisshadowflame1027]

That was a nice touch they added.

[@dutch_asocialite]

Hands down the best set of loading screens I ever came across were those of Mass Effect 2. In my opinion they're the best part of the whole damn game, they not only made me feel like something was actually going on behind the scenes but they also bridged the gap between point A and point B that necessitated a loading screen in the first place.

[@dominichoughton8119]

Back in my day, I had a good few minutes to wait for games to load from tape on my Spectrum. The only entertainment they offered was learning to sing along with the weird electronic noises it made in the process, or, sometimes, a static image would load in the centre of the screen while the rest of the game was loading.

[@christianperkins9508]

"I cannot believe how hard those rays are getting traced!" Absolutely favorite line, Mike.

[@CyanEyed07]

My favourite loading screen is the original Star Wars Battlefront. Those beeping sounds as the grid pinpoints the location of your battle will be ingrained in my mind forever. A close second would be the classic Halo trilogy’s loading screens.

[@lukerode4093]

10/10 loading bar joke Mike. Loved it

[@asbo891]

I really miss game manuals, so many bus ride memories reading them and getting hyped!

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Also loading screens help set the mood; remember the old Resident Evil games that hid the loading behind the door opening, that definitely made it creepier then if we just walked into the next room with or without loading.

[@zangoon4546]

Yep the tension was unreal

[@GriffinWolf]

Sony/Microsoft: We've created the fastest consoles ever! OutsideXbox: We miss loading screens. Sony/Microsoft: Is this a joke to you? Also it kind of comes under the "take a break" point, but you missed "get a cup of tea". We can't all be Ellen and just turn up with two cups.

[@EnsignEpic]

The fourth point is the strongest, IMO. Load screens are great for that moment of cooldown that helps extend playsessions & reduce the chances of fatigue from playing.

[@madestmadhatter]

I miss the mammoths, they were very agreeable and helped me carry my groceries homes for a head of cabbage.

[@Kartissa]

From City of Heroes: Homecoming "By the time you've read this, the zone has already loa..."

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

Assassin’s Creed giving me great fun facts and reminding me how the hell to play after I stop for a while in frustration. I love Origins still 😂😭

[@TalkForALiving]

I enjoyed the Bioshock loading screens, great in story lore

[@eric_moore-6126]

I agree that long loading screens can be helpful, or at least the option to stay in the loading screen until you press A. Still, it's a really good thing saving time has become practically instant.

[@knowjuansaid]

At least the loading screens aren't ad's

[@hippiehippo9030]

........yet.

[@getoffamylan6844]

The music-during-loading-screens part really should have mentioned Alan Wake.

[@abzhz101handle9]

On a slight adaptation of the minigame use for loading screens, Okami in the original PS2 incarnation actually allowed you to collect Demon Fangs if you completed a minigame where you covered the loading screen in pawprints. Given that these were collectables normally only available through "Floral Finishers" another way to get them while also doing something with the loading screen was nice.

[@PlebNC]

I use loading screens to do homework, projects, check emails, practice drawing and reading. How am I supposed to justify playing games all day, if I can't use loading screens to pretend I'm doing work and playing simultaneously.

[@enlongjones2394]

Bayonetta also lets you stop the loading screen from automatically continuing, if you want to keep practicing even after it’s ready.

[@christophersines8238]

Yeah reconnecting with the world, like that time a loading screen allowed me to notice my house have been on fire for quite some time.

[@faithlesswolf]

I like the ones where it shows you the load percentage and has a button press confirmation to leave the load screen. That way can take all the time you want reading the tips in case you actually do want to.

[@tera633]

I remember Okami let you farm extra items with their loading screen mini game.

[@Coryanderwolf]

The Assassin's Creed absolutely pegged it. I'm dying of laughter.

[@MrDoctorSavage]

Im just gonna say I actually liked the elevator loading sequences in the first Mass Effect.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

You sound like elevator loving Garrus Vakarian... I like it.

[@alexthorold3496]

I really enjoyed the mako. It's only almost 10 years after I last played that it's because it's like an easy version of Micro Machines

[@jorvach9874]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I'm Garrus Vakarian and these are my favorite elevators in the galaxy!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@jorvach9874 Nice.

[@jorvach9874]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Thank you. :)

[@washbasin948]

Game Developers have already solved problems with fast loading screens. You just set up a button prompt that appears in the loading screen when your game is ready to start. That way you can read or do whatever you want, and then press a button to get back into playing the game.

[@manicpixiecassidy]

1:30 well thank god we're at no risk of the plague these days!! oh wait crap

[@cartoonhuman8150]

0:59 gave me flashbacks to when I played it with my year and a half older brother... it was hard to navigate around the game at times but was really awesome

[@MrHarryGray]

Gonna need a “sned fod” shirt 😂

[@Tboss8910]

They should consistently make it so you can choose when to start the game after it loaded. For example if you play Spider-man: Miles Morales you're able to press X to load into the game so it lets you read the tips and can choose when you're ready to play

[@little-earth-star6]

Hmm. . . What if, since loading screens are basically gone, the games themselves took charge and did most of the useful functionality of what long loading screens did in the past? Like for example, when you boot up the game, you find your player character sitting down where they last saved the game, reciting in game tips and such. The player themselves must actually press a button in order to continue playing. Also, there's a button that allows the player character to enter the state at any time as well.

[@Thrythlind]

There's an interesting thing Nioh 2 does where doesn't proceed past the load screen until you press a button to confirm you're ready... gives you a chance to stand up and stretch after getting smashed by the first boss again.

[@shadowreaperjb]

I'm surprised that the Halo one wasn't "propose to your S.O."

[@RinIsArty]

I remember a flash game where they had the original Desert Bus as a loading screen

[@relicking9207]

My favourites are Dark Alliance 1 and 2(moving Fire from burning letters around), and Ratchet and Clank(traveling to the next area).

[@Daelyah]

Mmhm, I've got deep seated nostalgia for the Dark Alliance games; so much so, I snagged a near pristine copy of 2, a couple days ago (my dad got rid of his copies, long ago), and I also plan on playing some of it with my new partner, when he gets home tonight.

[@relicking9207]

@@Daelyah I wish you luck, did you know the suit in Lyron's(?) Tower get stuck in the doorways?

[@ItsYaBoiPhoenix]

These kind of videos are my favorite, the humor here is just right for me

[@ddjsoyenby]

they're thinking OUTSIDE THE XBOX!

[@jorvach9874]

@@ddjsoyenby You. I like you.

[@TheBloodswordsman]

Questions from a youtube philosopher: Are ads merely skippable loading screens for the content we enjoy?

[@Xtorin_Housecat_Ohern]

i love the loading screens in my favorite MMO, as the dungeons tended to be tense highly efficient operations with my friends they gave a perfect designated time to relax and talk to them

[@GregPivo87]

11:30 Lady Deathclawtrescu

[@Daelyah]

"STEP ON US, SCALY VAMPIRE MAMA"

[@CannedCourage]

"...such as god might shred on." is absolutely the best line in this video xD

[@madphantompixels6478]

They're often still there anyway just masked as something else.

[@danielribeiro1433]

Cough cough Tight corridor crawl

[@AmandaNeukam]

@@capturedflame when it's a reeeeeaaaaally slow cargo elevator 😇

[@emma-spookyghost]

If I remember, in Nier Gestalt/Replicant as you progressed through the game the loading screens went from being generic to slowly telling you lore like with newspaper clippings and reports. As someone that played Nier before Drakengard that was hella cool

[@princesspixel3151]

Anyone miss doing slots while listening to catchy loading music in Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed?

[@shadowman21282]

Umbrella chronicles on the Wii. You could shoot the umbrella logo, loading emblem in the bottom right corner and make it bounce around the screen when you hit it. That way you didn't ever have to stop shooting things

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

It will be a sad day when loading screens properly bite the dust. I mean when else is a busy gamer supposed to slot in bathroom breaks or shovel pizza into their mouths? Obv separate activities ya weirdos 😂😂

[@chumbucket3475]

What about the pause button?

[@pastaman68]

i love the sims 4 loading screens (because i use so much cc the loading screen takes forever) that sometimes just says "OK." instead of a normal gameplay hint or tip

[@ethanconley1382]

Man, spider man’s loading screen really did remind me to text people back

[@Jay_Sullivan]

I can vouch for all of this. I have been upset by the end of a loading screen, for all of these reasons. One of those Namco racers had a minigame that was better than the actual game. It’s only worse now that I have an SSD. Though, I’ll never voluntarily go back, as the time saved is much more valuable. The minigames can still be used during matchmaking or even multiplayer on PC (when opponents don’t have an SSD.)

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Use of the Overwatch footage for the "practicing while loading" part is appropriate because one of the later patches added the ability for you and your party to enter the practice range or a skirmish/deathmatch map during loading.

[@mrbeefy1981ads]

Reading the manual on the bus was half the excitement of getting a new game especially in the mega drive/ Saturn era

[@vindurza]

In the ps2 version of Okami you could earn bonus items by mashing buttons on the loading screen

[@gimmeaminett2859]

Was that a Dirt2 clip in there for a few seconds?! That made my day, that’s my favourite racing game!

[@Pika250]

Loading screens in the Poképark games are good examples of this, they consist of Pikachu doing Pikachu things while the next area loads in.

[@kingdomkey581]

And hey, some games have such long loading screens, like Final Fantasy XV, that I managed to finish an entire painting project by working on it during loading screens

[@DirgeTV]

Actually, the game manuals aren't gone per se. They are just now in the games themselves (Usually somewhere in the main menu), a decision I think was made specifically to more or less keep you in the game. What's weird though is that even if you buy a physical copy as I still do, you look in the box and clearly there's the part to hold a manual that goes all the way back to the likes of the Sega Genesis but very few games actually used it (and even then, more so for non-manual things like papers with codes for your pre-order or Day 1 edition content, or extra advertising for a different game from the same publisher). Only PS4 game I have that actually has an old school manual is F1 2015.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

Genuine idea: loading screens should require a button input to move on. This means that they can allow the player to read any tips on the loading screen, or to just take a minute to relax a few moments.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

“Tip of the morning to you” HA HA I GET IT 😂

[@cblifeform8535]

Yeah used to really enjoy reading those game manuals back in the day.

[@Star_II3S]

Aoc's loading screen tips are actually good knowledge Like the fact that Stasis will hold an enemies' weak point or the fact that cyronis can freeze enemies around you

[@uliwitness]

Agreed, I too appreciate the loading screen tips. Sometimes I come back to a game after a week of work and don't remember a mechanic or button, and the tips remind me that a mechanic exists. PS - nice T-Shirt. It was the game on demo at the local store that I played wishing I had the money for a Sega.