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I find games like this utterly vapid and without any appeal whatsoever. I wonder if there's a name for the condition in which you are psychologically immune to
by mcantor 15y ago
I find games like this utterly vapid and without any appeal whatsoever. I wonder if there's a name for the condition in which you are psychologically immune to these games, for whatever reason. I'm thankful I have it.
- roryokane 15y agoI was cured of the desire to play these kind of games by playing the game Upgrade Complete, at http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/upgrade-complete http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/upgrade-complete. I played Upgrade Complete until the abrupt ending. I found I felt annoyed that the game was over, and asked myself why. I realized all the playing of the game I had just done was pointless number-increasing – I think conveying that message is the point of Upgrade Complete. That inspired me avoid games with too much grinding and not enough more interesting parts like puzzles or story, and to use cheats whenever possible to skip the grinding.
- jholman 15y agoArmorGames has actually sponsored a number of those Flash games (all actually developed by the same guy), making fun of the obsessive tropes of the browser-based Flash mini-game crowd. Which is kind of bold, since ArmorGames is entirely in the business of profiting off that market. c.f. Upgrade Complete (I and II), Elephant Quest, This Is The Only Level (I and II), Achievement Unlocked (I and II). The really amusing bit to me is that not only are they bald-facedly mocking this addiction-oriented gameplay, they are simultaneously self-referentially some of the most fun games in that genre.