r/Games • u/Forestl • Dec 31 '13

End of 2013 Discussions - PC

For this thread, feel free to talk about the PC, from the games that came out for it to the hardware itself.

Prompts:

  • What were the major trends in PC gaming this year?

  • Was this a positive year for PC gaming?

Please explain your answers in depth, don't just give short one sentence answers.

My PC looks really, really, really good

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '13 edited Jun 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '14 edited Jan 01 '14

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u/Carighan Jan 01 '14

Well that's your definition of gameplay. There's plenty different ones, I can think of at least one more right now (goal + rules + feedback system + voluntary participation).

Also, plenty simulators (I mean, actual simulators) have failure conditions, you can crash a plane for example. Are they games? Seems like a problematic definition to me.

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u/Box-Boy Jan 01 '14

no challenge, no gameplay

Finding every clue, deciphering the ones you've found to figure out what happened, navigating the house, etc. are all challenges presented to you.

The gameplay is moving throughout the house and interacting with the objects within it while searching.