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I think this is something that might be starting to reverse a bit. Just going off of conversations I see online, I would imagine a decent number of players made
by kipchak 4y ago
I think this is something that might be starting to reverse a bit. Just going off of conversations I see online, I would imagine a decent number of players made a conscious effort not to consult guides in order to "spoil" the experience for themselves. Outer Wilds is an example of a fairly popular indie where people are very careful not to spoil or give away too much.
- zbtaylor1 4y agoI think you're right. Anecdotally I, as well as most of my friends that still game, have become increasingly conscious of avoiding "help" when playing a new game. I'd never played a FromSoft game and beating Elden Ring with zero spoilers or advice was just about the greatest gaming experience I've ever had. I suspect it's partially an age thing. Now that we're older and becoming nostalgic for the wonder that games held for us as children this is a great way to capture some of that magic again. As mentioned elsewhere, gaming guides aren't a new thing, but for a certain segment of the population they were pretty uncommon for a large chunk of our childhood. So, instead, knowledge was shared around the lunch table or at recess. It's maybe not quite as exciting in my 30's as it was back then, but it's a hell of a lot more fun to discover things with my friends than it is to watch a 20 minute video about optimal strategy.