[casual_games] TOW: Had Enough

[Johnson, Joel]

When the game (social games in particular) expect me to bug more than a threshold number of friends (three should do it! :)) just to staff certain buildings/make certain items in game, over and over again.

From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Bernard François
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:22 PM
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] TOW: Had Enough

1)
Not being able to continue playing, because I have no idea where to go (or who to talk to / which object to activate) next, and thus getting stuck in a 'prison world' where nothing seems to be possible any more.

This happened to me in the best games    - including Halo 1 (during the intro level) and Mass Effect 1 (I managed to loose track of the character I needed to follow, and couldn't find him any more).

In this kind of cases, I get discouraged and often don't even want to reload to try again.

I know these games aren't casual, bur I can imagine that these things happen to casual players as well (e.g. by getting stuck in an overly decorated menu system, not knowing where to press to launch the game).

2)
An other one is not being able to pause a sequence where important story information is being told, at a moment where someone in real life is interrupting (e.g. by talking or ringing at the door).

Bernard
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Op 26-mrt.-2012 om 20:07 heeft Sheri Rubin <sheri at designdirectdeliver.com<mailto:sheri at designdirectdeliver.com>> het volgende geschreven:
Hi All,

It's time for another Topic of the Week - this time it's called "Had Enough":

What sins must a game commit before you can no longer summon the willpower to continue playing? Are there certain features, mechanics, story lines that a game can have that makes you instantly stop playing it?

As always, if you have topic suggestions please email me at sheri at designdirectdeliver.com<mailto:sheri at designdirectdeliver.com>.

Stay awesome!
Sheri
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