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SkyeStarfall, do games w Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of October, 2, 2023

Delta V: Rings of Saturn

Such an atmospheric and cosy game. I’m a sucker for hard sci-fi and games that try to simulate real physics to the greatest extent possible.

lenan, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?

IMO, just ignore the grading system and have fun. Once you’re hooked enough and actually want to improve, that’s when you will want to start paying attention to it.

avater, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

just play it and enjoy the gameplay :)

Broken_Monitor, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?

First play through ignore the grading system. I know I’m going to get a crap grade - I need practice, upgrades, moves unlocked etc. I will only worry about that system on a second play through where I know exactly what I’m doing and now I’m ready to try perfecting it. At that point I must still be enjoying the game and the challenge of doing better. Most games I never do this, but some of them are really fun. I think if you worry about the grade right away its like skipping classes and homework and going straight to the test. Yeah, you’re probably going to have a rough time.

Pxtl, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?
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It’s funny, even though mechanically they’re the same, different games make it feel different.

Like, if a game presents them as special objectives or something, that seems okay. Extra stars for extra achievemnt? Fine.

But when they say “you finished the level… I rate you a D+” that’s kind of a kick in the nards.

Katana314,

It’s definitely nicer if there’s far less visual emphasis to it, like having the score be in small font rather than slammed in the middle of the result screen.

learningduck,

Yeah, I don’t have this kind of issue with Hitman’s grading at all. Guess, each grade (Progressional, Silent Assassin) isn’t judgmental.

papel,

Same applied to the original Medal of Honor, though I never understood why some of those grades were given, I think they had more to do with where most of your shots landed?

learningduck,

I don’t remember grading in the original MoH. Guess I was too young to care about that. Finishing games is already too hard for me back in the day.

budyn_smietankowy, do zapytajszmer w Jaka oferta na kartę z jak najdłuższą ważnością?

W lajcie też jest konto na rok. Tylko zasięg mają tylko plusowy.

nudnyekscentryk,
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

z tego co widzę na 30 dni; a co z tego że plusowy? ja mam plus i nigdy mnie nie odłącza

budyn_smietankowy,

lajtmobile.pl/klient-indywidualny/na-karte/ Tu na stronce na dole w ważność konta. Doładowanie 10 zł wystarcza na rok. A co do zasięgu to w paru miejscach się już zlapalem że zasięgu nie było więc tak tylko daje znać. :D

RxBrad, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?
@RxBrad@lemmings.world avatar

OP’s perfect world.

Buy game. Install game. Launch game. “YOU WIN!”

DeriHunter,

You can play fromsoft or any souls like game which probably harder than any Japanese grading game and still hate it. It’s not about easy/hard. The fact that you don’t understand it and try to offend op shows what person you are, I give you a D lmao

RxBrad,
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Honestly, I can’t stand Soulsbornes.

It’s okay to be bad at stuff. And, surprise! All of us are, no matter how many people tell us we’re perfect at everything and can do no wrong.

I’m not going to let it ruin my day like OP if a videogame tells me I did less than SSS performance on a level.

DeriHunter,

Good for you (not being sarcastic). For me, I can’t overlook it. I need to have a good score, the entire game revolve around it and me trying to get a good grade. This feels a chore for me, and although I know that it doesn’t mean anything about myself, I still get a bad feeling when it happens and when I do get a good grade, I don’t feel relived, I feel like this is what I needed that do and it was expected of me.

The fact that it bother me, doesn’t mean I want to install a game that says “you win”. I like challenging games, but a different challenge.

RxBrad,
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I suppose I could’ve been less of a butthole about it…

But I just look at the letter grade on games like Devil May Cry or Final Fantasy 13 and think “why is that even here?”.

Then I just pay no attention to it at all. It’s not like a bad grade means you beat the level any less.

And if they base trophies off it, then I don’t try getting all the trophies. More often than not, getting a Platinum Trophy on a game sucks all of the fun out of it anyways. Hard pass.

learningduck,

Guess you didn’t reach the second paragraph.

Geek_King, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?

I have the same issue with grading systems. I feel judged, and don’t want to continue until I get a better rating. Generally this ends with me petering out on the game faster than usual.

nandeEbisu,

I feel like the high from reaching a difficult objective wears off too quickly for me to really feel worth starting the next challenge.

Geek_King,

Same here, I’ll grind against a level to get a good grade, then feel too daunted to start the next level.

Null, do games w Suggestions for RSS feeds/content
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Posting to remind myself later to check this. I also restarted my usage of an rss reader, and I feel I’m out of knowing what the good feeds are.

Glide, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?

Some people play games to get away from the challenges and struggles of their day-to-day. Others play to find new way to challenge themselves.

I like games with clear indicators of “good”, “better”, “best”, even inside wins. Having a grade, or at least some metric by which to measure just how good my success was, is fun to me. I still load Hi-Fi Rush because, even though I’ve beaten it twice over, there’s opportunities to get a higher rank in each stage or in the post-game challenge modes. I raid in FFXIV because I like trying to parse better and better every week. “Haha number go up” is a fun goal in any game where I find the gameplay engaging.

Does this mean I play games “right” or “wrong” while you do the opposite? Not at all. I’d assume we’re just there for different reasons, and that’s totally fine. The good news is there’s games for both types, and we don’t have to play them all.

learningduck,

I’m glad you have fun. If I were younger, I may still enjoy this. Now, I don’t even care about achievements. It’s funny that the latest game that I have the problem with is Hi-Fi Rush.

I love characters and would like to continue with the story, but thinking of grading pushed me off, while grading in Hitman doesn’t push me off somehow.

I guess it’s because I’m bad with tempo and feel that I keep getting B or lower.

So glad that Sekiro doesn’t have a grading.

_haha_oh_wow_, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?
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The trick is to not give a shit I guess: Just play the game, and if you can’t enjoy it, why bother playing it?

There might be some mods out there to change it if you play on PC though, might also be worth looking into, but at the end of the day: If you aren’t having fun, what’s the point?

TheLongPrice, do games w Suggestions for RSS feeds/content

I like Eurogamer for general news. Some other good ones:

adrianhon.substack.com/feed (game recommendations) buried-treasure.org/feed/ (hidden gems) analogue.gg/rss.xml (weekly link roundups) indiehellzone.com/feed/ (indie games)

smeg, (edited ) do games w Suggestions for RSS feeds/content

Did you know you can get RSS feeds for any Lemmy community? I’ve only bothered setting up one (https://feddit.uk/feeds/c/freegames.xml?sort=Active), but hey, it is gaming content!

DeriHunter, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?

I thought I’m the only when. Every game I played / watched a review and saw those C/D/A/S whatever I immediately say nope and uninstall. I have enough performance reviews in real life.

lorty, do games w how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?
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Doesn’t Hitman have a grading system too? Going for Silent Assassin is half the fun no?

learningduck,

Yes, and I have no problem with it at all. I guess, because instead of presenting grades in ABC, it uses ranking that’s less judgemental instead, which is also different based on play style also.

Games that I keep retrying to achieve a better grade or even add an extra challenge myself are Splinter Cells and Metal gear solid.

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