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How do you pick your games? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by NorthWestWind to c/[email protected]

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I had a moment to think about why I like certain games, and I have figured out some criteria for myself,

Vibrant colours
Simple/Cartoon-ish looks
Mid/High level of complexity in mechanics

That's why my current favourite game is Splatoon 3, followed by Minecraft, and the list consists mostly of Nintendo games.

What's your criteria?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i'd say i choose the almost all games i play based off of one or more of these questions:

is there automation in the game? (i.e factorio)
is the game largely mechanics-driven?
how much room is there for skill expression?
does the speedrun look fun?

other than those, i pretty much only play co-op party games with friends and ~1 rpg every couple years. right now i'm playing fortune's run, an imm sim i've been looking forward to since the last steam next fest - very fun so far.