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Anon wants to talk about video games (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

i have four newphews. they only play minecraft, robolox, and fortnite. they very rarely try other games but have 1000s of hours in those.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 18 hours ago

The power of social pressure.

Roblox being free was its main attraction back when it was new. It was super easy for a kid to get their school friends to join in and play, so growth was very organic. Having the variety of player made ~~games~~ experiences ensured they wouldn't feel the need to leave to play something different.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Minecraft isnt a game. Its a lifestyle.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Me: in a pile of sixteen different LEGO sets, mixing and matching to create an unholy abomination

My Dad: "It's all he does all day, doesn't want to try anything new."

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

i played it for like a few months in 2009 and never touched it again. it was a novelty but the novelty wore off really fast and i was bored once i got diamonds.

never understood why people like it so much.

but my nephews all think my rpg/strategy games are 'boring and weird'.

I feel like the rise of live service games and rogue-likes that are based around incremental progression definitely shifted the status quo to everyone having like 1 game, maybe 2, where they spend most of their time. Every game seems to demand you commit more and more time.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh boy. You have not seen what its become. There's literally chemistry involved now. It can be as complex or simple as you make it!

And im old, but I still enjoy it. Its more fun with a friend's server. I dont enjoy the grind, but I like to play to level up and build some bases and try to kill the hard mobs. Eventually it becomes a grind and we drop it for a year and then come back and start it up again.

There's farming, mining, building, enchanting, fjghtng...it really has it all. Circuits too if youre into that, im not. I enjoy exploring all the cool caves and adventuring out to the far lands via boat. Hoping we dont die and lose all our diamond armor etc. The risk is what makes it fun then

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

my nephews just grief each other on it.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thats the stupid way to play lol. My SO hated Minecraft too because all they ever did was see people blowing stuff up with tnt. Once they found out it had tons of animals and farming and gardening they were really into it.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

what's the point of doing all that if you can't blow it up?

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Well, you can if you want!

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

Roblox is like a YouTube-style gaming platform with its own game engine. There are some really cool projects on there if you know what to look for!