fOr now I'm in the slal in the pocket of Pokemon trading cards. It was a demonic, smooth blend of battles that collected and deleted cards, and since it was released I had been open the app honestly on my phone at least twice a day. The virtual card is beautifully completed. Particularly rare art cards feature idyllic scenes of Pokemon in their natural habitat. I spent hours fighting too. He hone his deck and chased his winning streak to earn the victory crest. I put most of my friends in it. I was able to fill in the last few holes in my collection, predicting the day when Dena's makers would eventually activate the deal.
I quit this week on the day the deal was made public and an expansion filled with fairly new cards. I did some deals for Venosaur ex and Machamp Ex, which avoided my grasp despite being open Hundreds I took a screenshot of the Pack's “Collection Complete” screen, but it hasn't been open since. I'm finished.
I didn't quit in protest A crazy, expensive nature It features monsters from the age of Pokemon that do not hold nostalgic powers for me, mostly with new trading features or new cards. I suddenly had enough. I enjoyed every minute of my time at the game…until not. Normally you know that you finished the game when you finished it, but in this era of eternal games, we have to choose When should I stop? Sometimes this happens overnight for me. One day I'm enjoying the game, the next day I'm tired of it.
Inconveniently, I recognize it in about 75% of the game's campaigns. Especially with open world titles, the best times are in the middle, and you're playing enough to understand the unique ideas and systems of the game. do not have It's enough to master them completely. There is a point where you know you're approaching endgame. Suddenly, the friction between me and the gaming world – as the game designers mention, “stickiness” is gone, everything feels smooth and easy, and I lose interest. (This is why I love it fromsoftwareThere are very few games out there from Dark Souls to Elden Ring.
Here's a small selection of games from the past year that I've abandoned like this, until the end: Indiana Jones and the Great;Dragon Dogma 2;Paper Mario: Millennium Door. Zelda: Echo of wisdom. Like a Dragon: Infinite wealth. I was able to sit and polish in the evening several times with one of these. Some of them already have a few months after leaving them unfinished – but it always feels like a chore. Meanwhile, I played the lonely mountain: Snow Rider, Baratoro And as the stickiness is still there, Hades is far too long past their completion point.
I often ask readers to write to ask when it's okay to quit the game. For me, the answer is “Whenever I stop having fun.” I rarely quit because I'm stuck. Instead, I quit Stop When I got stuck, I felt like I was seeing everything that the game had to offer. I think it's easy to continue playing things that have lost their appeal from a sense of obligation.
A long-standing study of trophies and achievements is 15-35% of players (PDF) You actually complete a specific game. I feel like developers are making hours of content, people may never see it, but there is enough entertainment available to everyone, and you can find all of that time. You can hardly blame people for not being there. Some players take pride in finishing every game they start, but for the rest of us? It's okay to stop it.
When I finished the Pokemon trading card game, I felt it was easy. A part of me felt relieved to be relieved of my daily habits. It opened a small space for something new in my time – and something new everytime What you're looking for when you get a video game.
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Two huge historic games are coming out this week. The Kingdom Comes to Rescue 2with a pathetic, challenging simulation of 16th century Bohemia, where you're really rubbing your face against horse dung at first. Civilization VIInext in a life-rising, life-rising, life-risingly obsessive strategy series that challenge you to re-run human history from the beginning. (The latter may seem particularly appealing now, as it appears we've caused all-powerful confusion.)
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This week's question comes from Natalie:
“A lot of games were played and took unfinished games before I could understand what all my favourites had in common: the fascinating stories. The best storytelling of all video game time Would you recommend it?”
There are so many forms of video game stories, and this is a difficult question to answer. Many of the best stories in the game are those we found for ourselves. That said, my favorite stories from recent years are refreshing to my heart as game correspondent Keith Stuart and I have recently updated our list of games on all consoles today. Here is the author's story that I remember most from the current gaming generation: Our Last Parts I and II; God of war And then the sequel. Immortal;and Alan Wake 2 (Mainly because of the method mentioned). Here are some very short stories you can play on the Nintendo Switch: OxenFree; Wonderson; To the moon; Night in the forest; Space for unbound and Loki. You might want to try it too Citizen's sleeper If you like sci-fi. Regarding all-timers: Undertail, Chrono Trigger, Portal And that sequel Edith Finch's Remains and Fallout New Vegas I'm there for me.
What are your top three? Tell me at pushbuttons@theguardian.com. And ask more
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