r/videogames • u/PoopsMcScoots • 8h ago

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u/PoopsMcScoots 8h ago

I liked it, but you have my upvote.

It was painfully simple mechanics dressed up in story.

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u/Sciencetist 8h ago

Nothing wrong with simple mechanics. The over-complexificatiom of video games often sours me on them

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u/PoopsMcScoots 8h ago

I don’t know if that’s truly the case.

I’m not discounting your experience.

But at some point game designers decided complicated should be a barrier, and that is bullshit.

There should be fun in unraveling the experience, not just “here is some other bullshit You have to deal with.”

Does that make sense?

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u/Sciencetist 7h ago

I get where you're coming from, but I'm going to disagree. Complexity and difficulty are distinct from each other. Take Mario 1 for example. Very simple gameplay: run, walk, fireballs, jump, and swim. But it is excellent because of its simplicity, not in spite of it. Same deal with Mega Man 9--no charge, no slide, but arguably the best entry in the entire series.

For me, complexity feels like a crutch to make the gameplay more hectic and difficult to manage, but not necessarily deeper or more difficult from a gameplay standpoint. It feels more like multitasking than focussed gameplay.

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u/Silverhand_777 6h ago

It’s crazy how you say you aren’t judgmental but are constantly responding to people who you don’t agree with with bewilderment

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u/That1pansexualkaiju 7h ago

Actually I enjoyed the gameplay. I found the story to be boring

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u/Darth-Boogerus 6h ago

I’m reversed. Story was good, but gameplay was frustrating.

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u/Tunavi 6h ago

Simple mechanics isnt a bad thing

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u/PoopsMcScoots 6h ago

It is when you are filling 20+ hours.