StaceyPowers Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I remember in lots of old games, it was easy to ruin your entire playthrough because of things like one missed or lost item earlier in the game, and you couldn’t progress. This seems rare now. When did this stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 That's so true . I think that the shift from the punishing game design actually started around the early 2000s. At that time, there are rise of more player-friendly games like the Elder Scrolls series and the Mass Effect series. Today, it's very rare to find games that punish players for small mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennysplash Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 I don’t think I have ever played those kind of games. I would have found it frustrating though, to not be able to progress because I don’t have in my possession what I’m supposed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 20 hours ago, Kennysplash said: I don’t think I have ever played those kind of games. I would have found it frustrating though, to not be able to progress because I don’t have in my possession what I’m supposed to. If you're so interested in exploring new genres or games, I can actually offer recommendations. Just let me know what you enjoy in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Button Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 In the late 1990s, we see the games like Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid, which are remarkable games. They began with the incorporation of more flexible designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 On 7/18/2024 at 4:00 PM, Lens said: That's so true . I think that the shift from the punishing game design actually started around the early 2000s. At that time, there are rise of more player-friendly games like the Elder Scrolls series and the Mass Effect series. Today, it's very rare to find games that punish players for small mistakes. In Morrowind, it was totally possible to break the whole game for yourself by killing a character that is important to the story. If you kill one of these characters, a message will pop up basically telling you that you have doomed this world. You can then either reload an earlier save, or just keep playing the game, but if you do, there will be no way to complete the main story. They changed this in Oblivion so that if you tried to kill an important character, they would just be knocked out for a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
