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This is exactly why I stopped playing video games too. I would love to see more episodic presentation in games. Something where the plot and gameplay elements a
by jsz0 16y ago
This is exactly why I stopped playing video games too. I would love to see more episodic presentation in games. Something where the plot and gameplay elements are neatly arranged into 30m-1h chunks with a little recap before each episode. I'd also like the option to skip these episodes. When I did play games I'd often hit an area that just wasn't fun to me anymore. Without resorting to looking up cheat codes there isn't much you can do but suffer past the boring parts. This seems like a relic of coin-op video games to me. I already gave you $60 -- why can't I just skip to the next major plot or gameplay point? Smaller chunks would possibly allow for more reasonable prices too. I'm just not interested in spending $60 on a game that I may stop playing after 2 hours.
- Alex63 16y agoAgreed. I think this is why I incline toward online racing games, and multi-player tactical like Modern Warfare 2. You can play a "round" in 10 to 15 minutes, and fit the number of rounds to the time you have available. I found Elder Scrolls:Oblivion (as an example) to be hard to get back into if I had to take a week off because of other demands on my time.
- eru 16y agoOn the other hand, especially for hard parts (and not for lame stories), persistence can be rewarding.