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0 pointsgnulinux7y ago0 comments

I kinda like games like nethack and brogue but my only problem with them is since it's extremely easy to die, it emphasizes attention a bit too much imho. I'm not a very attentive person and when I play games I'd much rather it be a bit more relaxed. When I know that even if I play the game for a whole Saturday, one floating eye can just randomly kill me for no reason, it kinda demotivates me...

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Retra7y ago

It works like gambling. You play the game 100 times and you just lose most of them, but on the rare occasion you get very lucky... and you walk away with an unforgettable story about how you defied all the odds and did something wonderful and amazing. That's where procedural generation shines the brightest.

gnulinuxOP7y ago

I suppose that's true. But one can imagine a game just like nethack except it's not as easy to die so after, say 20 run, you learn the ropes and can enjoy the game every time you play it. Obviously, eventually you'll get bored (unlike playing 100 times and losing every time) but that few times you beat the game would be enjoyable.

earenndil7y ago

I don't know about the getting bored part. Some people have been playing nethack for several decades (without winning!).

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rabidrat7y ago

> It works like gambling. You play the game 100 times and you just lose most of them, but on the rare occasion you get very lucky

And then there are some players who can win virtually every game they play: https://alt.org/nethack/ascstreak-360.html

That's right, Tariru has won 61 times in a row. So that makes my 100 losses 'avoidable' in some sense, which spurs me on to do better. It only requires luck if you play inattentively :)

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