Comment on How do you defy an immersive sim?
Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
As so often in life: there is no line! If you are immersed in the game then it is, really that simple!
“Immersion” itself doesn’t have an absolute clear definition, people sometimes mean “feel like a part of it” and sometimes “getting lost in”. Both is fine :)
For games specifically it’s along the lines of “what does a majority feel”? To give a specific example: Legend of Zelda is often described as an immersive game - and I never saw why, just accepting that for many people it seems to be.
lime@feddit.nu 1 week ago
an imsim isn’t just an immersive game, it’s a genre of rpg. examples include deus ex, dishonored, cruelty squad, system shock, thief, and others of that ilk. characteristics include mechanical depth, freedom of approach, open-endedness, and worlds that move with or without the player.