are gamers spoiled nowadays?

by Zarphus

as i play kingdom hearts 1 (dont ask why, i never bothered to play until now) i find myself getting easily lost, and getting a little irritated about not immediately knowing where to go relative to where i am. are the minimaps, waypoints, radar, and linear gameplay of more modern titles making us gamers lazy? i used to love exploring in games, granted, the early areas in this game are somewhat repetitive, leaving the feeling of exploration not as prominent. but now, i just seem to get annoyed if i dont know what my next objective is immediately. and i'm not sure i like that.

got any thoughts?

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Added:	11 years, 8 months ago 03 Aug 2012 20:23 CEST

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Sinaqui

11 years, 8 months ago

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The design in some areas of the first Kingdom Hearts was, if I remember right, difficult to navigate compared to a lot of other games of its time. Namely Traverse Town, because of how much the area turned around on itself.

Zarphus

11 years, 8 months ago

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@ Sinaqui

yeah. and i feel like the camera controls and small areas make this worse.
fortunately, the game itself is good enough that this can be overlooked.

Shokuji

11 years, 8 months ago

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Eh, I got lost in KH1 as well, and soon after lost interest in the game. I'd say that's poorly designed, any game where your destination is a requirement for advancing the game that doesn't give enough hints on where you're supposed to be going isn't a good idea. Or, perhaps they could have made the game more enjoyable so being 'lost' isn't so bad. [shrugs] Games like Skyrim show us something important I think, a completely non-linear game and you can faff around for 100's of hours doing side quests. Even in super hard games like Battletoads you'd push through the hard parts because the game was so fun.

Ramblo

11 years, 8 months ago

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Yes Jesus! And I am so happy too, I hated getting lost. Nothing ruined my gaming experience more than getting lost. I'm here to shoot monsters and solve puzzles, not figure out some splotch on the wall means its the secret door you must find to leave the level. I hated early gaming when that happened, and I'm glad we've moved on.

Zarphus

11 years, 8 months ago

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@ Ramblo

well yeah, thats all nice, to a point. but i feel like it might be overused in some newer games.

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