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Eight silly ways to amuse yourself in Home

Because there's bugger all else to do

Words: David Houghton, GamesRadar UK

So, the much-vaunted PlayStation Home has been with us a few weeks now. It's still a bit dull though, isn't it? Once you've made your avatar, rearranged your furniture and spent a little while evading the inevitable deluge of "A/S/L/?" demands in the plaza, there's actually remarkably little to do. So we've decided to step in and shake up the fun with some patented GamesRadar F***ing About (tm). Try these for size.

Yes, it's childish. Yes, it's puerile. Yes, in an environment filled with PS3 fans it's like shooting large fish in a thimble-sized barrel using hand grenades. But remember, you're being ironic, so it's okay. See how long you can ignite the flames for with the bare minimum input. We've managed about 5 minutes with only a single sentence.

Use Home's clipping issues to make a case for boob molestation. Using a female avatar, find another Homer scrolling through their options in the PDA, then just back into them, through their arms, to create a 'special' kind of hug. You know, the illegal, now-you-have-to-sign-a-register kind.

If conversation gets a bit predictable (and it will), spice things up with some good old fashioned crazy talk. We find that it's easy to reel in a curious Homer by standing facing a corner, Blair Witch-style. Once the concerned party makes contact, start with the asylum-speak. Sporadically spinning around on the spot completes the effect beautifully.

Given the disproportionate gender balance in Sony's HD sausage fest, a female avatar will guarantee you mass attention within seconds. The best way to use that power? Punish people for being so damn shallow. Start dancing, attract some flirtatious male attention, then suddenly switch to another avatar save slot, preferably one containing a big fat ugly man-creature. They'll regret the lack of a sprint button immediately.


 
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hardcore_gamer1990  - 10 months 28 days ago 
lol. great article. Might do this, as there really is naff-all to do on Home.


When will they admit that it's rubbish, and just throw in chainsaws and dismemberment to save it?
-(-(-(-( My guess is mid-july =D
Kattleox  - 10 months 28 days ago 
I have been doing this since the closed beta and I for one, love home. Another fun thing to do is to flirt with a guy until he is sure that he will get a real life date. Then quincy him.
outergod  - 10 months 28 days ago 
I hate to say it but I agree with hardcore_gamer1990....
Home promised such great things....
They should make it a HUGE murder mystery game...
Some people are the murderers, recruit a police force and a swat team, make all the little kids be normal people (aka victims) and voila!!
A perfect social experience...
People join together in fear...
Ooo the possibilities!
SuperSubGaz  - 10 months 28 days ago 
One of Two things to do in Home...
(1) worship the palm trees. I praise the tree (rave dance) and it drives people mad.
(2) Human bowling! Run into a group of people who are standing around talking with the words "Strike!", "Spare" or "Human Bowling" above your head. That really annoys people...
heartskuppy  - 10 months 28 days ago 
the sad thing is i have actually done a couple of these.
ssj4raditz  - 10 months 28 days ago 
If I ever go back to Home, I'll try these.
GoldenMe  - 10 months 28 days ago 
Lucky number 7.
ELpork  - 10 months 28 days ago 
what happened to the fat guy dancing.
Cernunnos  - 10 months 28 days ago 
the fat guys clothes are the same as the other guys.
coinsidence?
on purpose?
or just a testament to how bad home sucks?
key0blade  - 10 months 28 days ago 
lol this is niice
Gunslinger  - 10 months 28 days ago 
I can't wait to see the YouTube videos pop up of eternal flame wars kicking off in Home now...
It'll just be hilarious.
Like a kitten, falling off a fence.
Or a fat lady falling off a treadmill.
TractorBoy21  - 10 months 28 days ago 
Home is awful, end of
coolcole93  - 10 months 28 days ago 
TractorBoy21....nice team :D:D
Tasty_Pasta  - 10 months 28 days ago 
Hahaha, I've played with stacking the furniture many a time.
Corsair89  - 10 months 28 days ago 
Funny stuff, GR. I like my PS3, but I'll probably never use Home. It hasn't interested me in the slightest.
guy  - 10 months 27 days ago 
first!
gorillaman23  - 10 months 27 days ago 
This game looks stupid. The only game I'd ever play on a PS3 if I got one would be LittleBig Planet. Well, I might get Home just to do these things! :P
ryno  - 10 months 27 days ago 
in home i sit down ont the curb and beg for change
ryno  - 10 months 27 days ago 
sorry i ment on the curb it was a mistake i didnt notice
frank13  - 10 months 27 days ago 
lol, good article.might do sum of these. i like walking around and asking where the bathrooms are at. sum people just tell me to pick a tree and others just walk away
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