Fictitious databases in video games.

Just recently, I've started up a new game, after beating another FF, this time it's Front Mission 3, and I feel like I'm parading this game around, but whatever.

Now for the thread:

Do you like to get yourself immersed in ficticious databases that are presented in video games? What do I mean? For example, the database that you access in Balamb Garden in FFVIII, or the Email/Forum server in well, Front Mission 3, or the network and emails that you can hack into in the PC game, Deus Ex, or even the laptops in Splinter Cell.

I personally love these when they're done right, and I can spend an amazing amount of time just reading over emails that are planted in the game to make it more believable, when appropriate. Sometimes they can be funny and amusing, and add life to the game, despite them just being words, much like the GFF forum. For example, in FFVIII and FM3, it adds so much rather redundant information which may seem to waste time for the gamer, but I think it's better that way, since you can sort out the garbage vs the history and its importance to the story.

List other games which you encounter such databases/email servers/networks that just add that element in the gaming atmosphere that this is the "electronic age" and your comments about them.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh yes, this brings up Xenosaga. I loved that bunny thing. So cute. Too bad I didn't bother with Episode II, and I'm just planning on passing this series on by. I like how I got pagers and emails and the bunny would comment. Did the bunny have a name?



There's nowhere I can't reach.

Speaking of Deus Ex (almost spelt desu there), I'd love to see DE3, on either next gen console or PC would be fine. 1337 Hacker Skillz. Okay no.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.