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Re:Why does the moon change size when you snipe it in GTA? by eru on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:27PM (#38373375)
> Nowadays, since games are such big business, it's all too serious.

Interesting enough, you can often find the equivalent of cheat codes in the accessibility settings. Celeste is a good example.

Another reason for cheat codes: you can give them to reviewers, so they can look at all the content, without having to beat the game the normal, slow way.

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Re:Why does the moon change size when you snipe it in GTA? by autoexec on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:57PM (#38374160)
Accessibility options can help a bit, but aren't implemented widely and aren't anywhere near as powerful as cheat codes and console commands. Being able to move between stages, spawn or remove objects and characters, or even just get your character unstuck can let you work around what would otherwise be game breaking bugs and provide many hours of entertainment.
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