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phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoThat’s kind of wild to me. There’s so many unique types of games, and not a single one interested you?
That’s like not being interested in an entire media category.
I can understand not relating to the gamer culture, but even my grandma games on her tablet.
FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I played all the way through Jedi Outcast and most of KOTOR…I’m not a Star Wars nerd but I really like the sound design and world architecture. I got halfway through Resident Evil 1, and partway through Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. I could not even enter the town on Resident Evil 4. I got my ass kicked in 80s arcade games in the reg. I have a Gamecube and a Wii system in the closet, I think. As I said, I tried. I just cant sit in a space that long doing something that isnt creative. The puzzles are cool but running and shooting and frantic shit just annoys me rather than excites me. I bought the Wii for my wife because she was once a huge Mario Bros fan. She never played it because it turns out she had a very unhealthy obsession with the game, so I completely wasted my money on it although I did enjoy the bowling game for a while. So…just not into it.
phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Fair enough.
I’m not going to argue about what does or doesn’t appeal to you personally, and I know you probably didn’t list every single game you’ve ever interacted with, but it sounds like action-heavy games aren’t your thing?
There’s plenty of puzzle games, and games that revolve around creativity though.
Minecraft got insanely popular partially because it allows you to express so much creativity.
If you consider giving games another chance, I would recommend the recently released indie puzzle game ‘blue prince’. It involves a lot of creative thinking to overcome its challenges.
FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, there have been a few others. Machinareum was artsy, relaxing, and fun. But mainly it’s an issue of time now. I dont even get to watch movies or shows I’m interested in. Self-employed, home studio musician, wife recently blinded, pet care…its a full day every fucking day
phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Totally understandable.
Sounds like you have plenty of more important things to focus on right now.
It probably sounds like I’m really trying to sell you on games now, but did you know there’s games and mods built specifically for blind people?
I’m not saying you or your wife should play them, I just thought it was an interesting coincidence, as I’ve actually developed a couple of audio games before.
Anyway, I’ll leave you to go focus on what matters, not my rambling or videogames.