Comment on Pet Peeves with Games?

• ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Would you mind listing some of those? Because that’s a tough bar to clear.

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  • mohab@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Ayyy, I love linking to Gamebrary:
    https://gamebrary.com/b/pUM4ceVfPR2l9K2qqLDN

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I mean, character action games and score chasers do tend to fall in that optimal answer bucket. You’re free to freestyle and get a lower score, but without RNG, there will be one way to play that always works. If that counts as infinitely replayable, then so does any other game you enjoy. And for fighting games, that RNG is just substituted for your opponents’ decision making.

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      • mohab@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        You’re free to freestyle and get a lower score, but without RNG, there will be one way to play that always works.

        Most score you on style as well, not just efficiency. And massive breadth and depth of combat interactions yield more than one way that works, not just one. Even for shmups, routing can vary depending on the player, their skill, and understanding of the game. It’s not a timid sandbox wherein only one way works.

        If that counts as infinitely replayable, then so does any other game you enjoy.

        Keyword is enjoy. I don’t see myself replaying DMC5 for as long as I’ve been playing some of my favorite games because I enjoy it less.

        And for fighting games, that RNG is just substituted for your opponents’ decision making.

        Hmm… how does that work? I hit my opponent, they take damage, no Xcom bullshit. I don’t see any RNG-like behavior in this interaction.

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