/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10140628
Its association with childhood memories are a result of pressing through the game at regular intervals which you're still fully capable of doing now. You're not going to remember a game if you either mindlessly grind or use cheats to clear areas faster than was intended, what will make them memorable is keeping a memopad to take lots of interesting and informative notes as you take in the areas and continually push through them. This is my unpopular opinion: If you're grinding in RPGs to become overpowered then you're trying too hard to complete the game and are entirely missing the adventure part of the adventure game. Stop trying to always discern the right decision when you have no way of knowing, just make your own decisions and learn from them. Die sometimes. Peril is a part of the satisfaction of winning.

Basically if you think note taking or restarting is a chore you should avoid playing adventure games altogether, however if you have to see the contents of a game which you can't be bothered to earn yourself for whatever reason, you can always watch a walkthrough.

>>9951310
Because it provides you a feeling of safety, that no matter what you'll be able to pick up exactly where you left off. Having confidence in your ability to reach that point consistently while enjoying the process means you no longer need this safety blanket. Why load a state when you can enjoy the levels again and improve your run?

A pause is supposed to be brief by definition, however kids would exploit pauses by leaving their systems on and having it paused indefinitely until they chose to pick it up again. This is why I call indefinite pausing/statesaving a safety blanket, it's a childlike playstyle and if someone can't be bothered to play in one sitting then they should consider playing something they'll either enjoy replaying or pick a game that has a save feature. Adventure games welcome frequent saving, perhaps that is more to their preference for example.

>>9273160
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>>9049881

>>9043751

That face.