Re: Do you have a favourite gaming genre?
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:41 pm
I'm not a gamer who enjoys a hard game. I think the regs here probably know that by now. Genres I do well with include racing sims and some RPG adventure games. Recently the devs responsible for (the new) Prey released a new mode for the game called 'Story Mode'. I think it pares back the difficulty even beyond 'Easy'. I still struggle. But I appreciate the move. I appreciated it when Assassin's Creed Origins got its 'Discovery Mode' (see the game world without ever meeting an enemy and with no fear of sudden death!).
The thing is, I do like a little bit of challenge, just nothing overwhelming. I like to make slow, steady progress and I detest obnoxious boss battles and/or sudden difficulty spikes. I do actually want to finish games, but way too often, I just reach some barrier where the fun vs challenge equation ceases to make sense for me and I just check out, usually never to return. I wish more developers put in modes like Prey's 'Story Mode' to cater for morons like me who just really want to tag along for the ride - we're not all about the difficulty and the glory of winning. We want to see stuff, enjoy the atmosphere and follow the plot to the final cutscene.
The thing is, I do like a little bit of challenge, just nothing overwhelming. I like to make slow, steady progress and I detest obnoxious boss battles and/or sudden difficulty spikes. I do actually want to finish games, but way too often, I just reach some barrier where the fun vs challenge equation ceases to make sense for me and I just check out, usually never to return. I wish more developers put in modes like Prey's 'Story Mode' to cater for morons like me who just really want to tag along for the ride - we're not all about the difficulty and the glory of winning. We want to see stuff, enjoy the atmosphere and follow the plot to the final cutscene.