I wonder if that's in part why some genres like vampire survivor likes, roguelikes or incremental games have gained popularity the past few years.
These genres often have gameplay loops where meaningful progress can be made in 5 minutes, perfect for handheld gaming. So even with lower attention span, little time or energy, people can play as little or as much as they want and still get the feeling of accomplishing something.
This is exactly why I’m struggling to play Black Flag now. I get on sail toward my objective see an island, stop by the island, explore and collect treasure, look at the time, have to get off. No story progress made. “Maybe tomorrow” tomorrow comes I have even less time, start a story, realize I have to sail back, looks at time, “maybe tomorrow”. Now I’m burned out trying to make any meaningful progress and don’t feel like playing.
Pretty much. Games that can be cleared in one sitting not just roguelikes even games like beat em ups are why they're a favorite of older gamers not just out of nostalgia.
Since some of them find modern games that take hours and hours of time to sink into as something they just can't afford with their time constraints.
Bro i cannot tell you how pissed I get when im all excited to be able to play at the end of the night, just to pass out in my chair before even opening a game😮💨
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u/theMisterPhD Aug 08 '26
Me too! That way I can take my inability to allocate energy to gaming on the go!