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Should Gamers Need to Think While Playing Video Games?

Game developers have been asking this question for years: should gamers need to think while playing a video game? If a game requires too much thinking, will gamers just give up and move onto something easier? So many things can ruin a developer’s chance at success. Every design choice can easily turn a game into a roadblock or a golden nugget.

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ElementX3569d ago

This writer has no idea what he's talking about. Puzzle games are the worst genre? I grew up playing point-and-click adventures on PC and I still enjoy them. I enjoy problem solving and if I get stumped for an extended period of time, I'll look up hints online. What game doesn't require you to think? Checkers, tic tac toe, poker, pretty much any card/board/video game requires some thought.

randomass1713569d ago

Tetris is one of the simplest puzzle games ever and it makes you constantly think. Making players think is great because it exercises your mind and helps your critical thinking.

kreate3568d ago (Edited 3568d ago )

And help old ppl from losing their mind.

Unless ur just grinding for experience points, most games u gotta think. Its not like the 90s where games were simpler.

admiralvic3569d ago

Does this really need to be questioned? I mean, you can't really play a game without need to think about various things. Obviously some games will require more thinking than others, but it needs to be there because whats the point of playing a game where you just move forward and push attack?

XiSasukeUchiha3569d ago (Edited 3569d ago )

Zelda is one of those games that requires thinking so author really?

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum16h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.