Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds - IGN
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Video games with deep levels of strategy are becoming increasingly unappealing, according to a new study.
  • Ibaudia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    6 months ago

    For me it’s:

    • Strategy games are extremely meta-focused
    • You always feel like you’re playing sub-optimally if you don’t know the exact right move
    • They typically require a lot of time and energy that I just don’t have
    • They require long, focused sessions that could be better spent doing anything else
    • No one I know is playing them so it sucks as a social activity
    • They have less “high moments” compared to other games

    Could never get into strategy games except for mobile ones that I would play on long road trips or something.

    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      I always preferred Arena style fps games because the varied weapon set means having far greater variety in possible encounters with opponents. Military style shooters feel shallow to me. Skill just means placing shots to the head. There’s no real movement techniques with them