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0 pointsjoshschreuder11y ago0 comments

It's a fascinating and thought-provoking experience, but I'm not sure I'd call it a great game in the traditional sense (not that it aims to be)

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angersock11y ago

"In the traditional sense"? What does that even mean?

joshschreuderOP11y ago

Maybe entertainment value? Traditionally games have been designed for fun and entertainment, whereas the shift in the last 5 years or so has been towards more emotional 'experiences' such as Flower, Journey, Gone Home, The Last of Us, and Papers, Please.

Contrast this with getting high scores, competing with your friends, collecting pickups, etc. that are all what I would call traditional game mechanics.

balls18711y ago

Certainly to each his own, but in this case, Papers, Please hits everything I want in the type of game it purports to be, and does so in splendid fashion.

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