What's you number one video game rule?

To have fun

Try to suck at every multiplayer game I play

" @LiquidPrince said:

" The game requires a good story. Or an entertaining one. "

This. Without a good story, im less interested by games, unless that game is Street Fighter. "

whenever theres a room with no enemies just ammo and health and powerups the next room is more than likely going to have some giant plant dog monster boss

Thou shalt let me skip a cutscene if I want to, damn it! Anybody else play games where you can't skip the cutscenes, and the developers put an especially long on before a final boss? HATE THEM.

" Mine is, "always go the opposite of the way you're supposed to go."  Say your going down a hallway that splits left and right and the game map says to go left.  I will just naturally go right first because there is usually something that way that will help me, like health or ammo, or there might be a  collectible or unlock.   "

" "Don't eat and play at the same time, the controllers get all sticky, ew." "

" Shutup! Cut scene! "

" Don't ask me what the buttons do...just press them and figure the shit out. "

" Always take the wrong path to check for secrets, and go back if you accidentally take the right one.  Also, Games based off of movies always suck.  Reload gun after every kill "

As long as our HP is more than zero and their is  zero, we're good.

" @Bruce said:

" Mute TV and put turn on Itunes. ^_^ I have done that with every game except for Bioshock two years ago. "

Personally I don't get how people can handle doing that. I don't care how bad the audio the game has I have to listen to it as it was intended. My sister that when she plays and it annoys me just seeing her do it.   "

Make fun of anyone who leaves their mic on while talking to their mother.

Press Right Trigger to Kill Shit (360 Only) 
 
Reload after every shot fired, if time allows (old Counter-Strike habits die hard)

Rule 34

Never play shooters.
 
Always try to beat the game without checking a guide, unless one place is just really obscure on what you need to do.

" "Don't eat and play at the same time, the controllers get all sticky, ew." "

I always have to play every bit of the game just because i would feel like I didn't really complete it. if my brother wants to play it I tell him to not save it at all.

If you get stuck take a break and come back in half an hour. Nearly always works for me

Attempt 500 out of 1000 gamerpoints.

Reload after every shot taken...I cant stand knowing that my clip is not completely full.

" Reload after every shot taken...I cant stand knowing that my clip is not completely full. "

If  it's not fun don't play it, no matter how much praise critics or people online give it.

Always watch the cutscenes, although I'm also a very firm believer in not skipping dialogue and not acting like a jerk online.

" Mine is "Wait till I pause or say 'okay' before you cut in front of the teevee."  Fuckin' inconsiderate guest asshole bitch motherfucking bastards.... "

" No motherfucking guides. "

" "sports games suck" is really the only rule I stick by. "

Reading the game manual is for dippy bitches.

Always find the enemies weakness, then beat the shit out of them. 

Do a barrel roll!

 Reload gun after every kill

Try to go in the weirdest possible areas, even though you know it's not the way to go. Take every opportuntity to break the game by jumping out of the level or something

Save, and do it often, if possible.

• Turn on Captions if they're not already on.
• Make brother play Bass
• Don't talk to me when I'm losing/dying. I'm usually a nice guy but you start bugging me then and I'll turn into a real asshole.

" "Don't eat and play at the same time, the controllers get all sticky, ew." "

" if you gotta take a s**t when you get home from buying a game, take the game manual with you to hold you over til you can play it. "

"When the title screen shows, forget whatever anybody told you about this game"

Put disc in trey.  
 
EDIT: Also make sure that both the TV and the gaming system are on. It makes you look like less of weirdo when you use the game controller and cuss at the TV. 

" Never force yourself to play a game. If you don't like it ,or you are getting bored STOP. "

Max yourself out before continuing with story.

Try to complete everything, 100% or better.

" "sports games suck" is really the only rule I stick by. "

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Reload gun after every kill.
If you find a save point, save. 
Never let your health be lower than 50% if you can help it. 
When there's a fork in the road, go down one road for a moment, then try the other road.

If this game is a rockin', don't come a knockin'.

Jump over big ass ramps

Reload the gun at every pause in the action - but for god's sake if you're in the middle of a firefight at the time, GET BEHIND COVER.
 
I used to be really bad about not reloading, ever. So I drilled myself into doing it whenever possible. In Killzone 2 for example, if you don't reload strategically, you're going down hard.