How do you pick your games? (lemmy.world)

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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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[-] raubarno@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Can be a combination of certain traits:

The game is a complex AND continuous/incremental puzzle;
Doesn't have a boring/idle part;
Emulates real world. (optional);
Player can produce creative output. (optional).

Games that I like: SimCity4 (2003), Europa Universalis 4 (2010s), Touhou series (1997-now), Taisei (2012-now), Minetest and many Tycoon games that used to be popular in 2000s.

Programming and math satisfies all 4 traits :) When I started programming 10 years ago, I became less interested in games.

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