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I never read manuals for games before playing them. A controller only has so many buttons and pressing them all usually reveals enough to get going. Some level
by Kaiyou 7y ago
I never read manuals for games before playing them. A controller only has so many buttons and pressing them all usually reveals enough to get going. Some level of perseverance is needed for this, however. There were times when I got stuck in games and tried for months or years to advance. Sometimes I eventually managed it. Other times, I didn't. But if you lack the perseverance to keep trying for years, then maybe you're just suited better for another hobby.
Personally, I think it's the wrong answer to hold the hands of players even more than they do nowadays. It just waters down the experience, when there's zero skill required to beat a given game.
- rhn_mk1 7y ago> But if you lack the perseverance to keep trying for years, then maybe you're just suited better for another hobby. I agree if the hobby you're talking about is "beating games that are intentionally hard to learn", or "solving interface puzzles". However I think only a minority of players are into that hobby; possibly the same people who used to enjoy old adventure games (see http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/77.html http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/77.html ). I am convinced that most people are interested in playing games in general, and even if they seek challenge, it's not necessary the challenge in understanding what the game even wants.
- Kaiyou 7y agoMaybe game literacy is a thing. After all, can't enjoy a book if you don't know how to read. But if you don't know how to read, that's hardly the fault of the book.