Chiming in to say that "crafting" in games is really just a game mechanic for me, and gives me zero satisfaction. I also dabble in game dev on the side, and whi

Chiming in to say that "crafting" in games is really just a game mechanic for me, and gives me zero satisfaction. I also dabble in game dev on the side, and whilst some of my favourite games do include crafting aspects, I see it for what it is, which is a way to artificially extend the length of the gameplay experience as necessary. The older I get, the more substance I want from my games. If it's short and sweet, just a few hours long? Great. Better than padding it for sixty hours rinse-and-repeating busywork. I can take the hours I would have spent on the busywork and instead put it into something productive, or other games. I love making things, always have done, and it's not something that you can really capture in a game.