Comment on Control - the first game to get me to turn on cheats in decades
abraxas@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I got it for free on Epic a year or two ago. I love everything about Control - and I can’t stand the game.
Never quite figured out why. I think part of it was the controls feeling a little too “arcadey” for me? I just don’t know. Great story that I couldn’t stay into. Great level design which I kept losing track of. Fun puzzles that got on my nerves.
I played most of the game in Assist mode because I don’t like hard action. I quickly got sick of dying. But that didn’t affect my love/hate of the game. Perhaps if it had the “magic action balance” where your’e constantly challenged but never seem to die… but perhaps not, too.
I think in part it got sorta tedius.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I haven’t played yet, and I’m worried I’ll have a similar reaction. I have had a lot of trouble getting into other popular games. For example, GTA V (finished out of spite), BioShock, Borderlands, RDR II (loved RDR1, only gave RDR II an hour, so probably deserves another shot), BotW, and several others. It seems that the more popular something is, the less I probably like it.
I do generally like popular AA and indie games though. I’ll give Control a try though, maybe it’ll surprise me.
abraxas@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I’m with you on RDR2. I can’t stand it. I don’t know why. Even BotW I get bored a lot. I really enjoyed Bioshock and Borderlands, though I’ve never finished either. ADHD is a hell of a thing, and only the games that should be the hardest to stick to (like JRPGS or Bethesda games) stick for me.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I’m pretty sure I don’t have ADHD, but who knows, I’ve never been tested for it. But yeah, some longer games work really well for me, and others really don’t.
RDR2, for example, just feels slower in every way vs RDR1, which is probably why I didn’t get sucked in.
The_Lopen@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Honestly, if you didn’t enjoy the first hour of RDR2, it might not be the game for you. I’m a strong believer that not every game should appeal to every player, and RDR2 really knows who it tries to sell itself to.