What are signs that the game devs aren't gamers themselves? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 week ago by nilo@reddthat.com to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Title is tongue in cheek, of course—they probably are gamers. I get that making a game is complex and full of trade-offs, and you can’t please everyone. Still, there are certain design decisions that just feel like they weren’t made by people who play games regularly.

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[-] HeerlijkeDrop@thebrainbin.org 6 points 1 week ago

Are there actually games that allow this?

[-] luciole@beehaw.org 14 points 1 week ago

Yakuza: Like a Dragon does this and I’m grateful.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 9 points 1 week ago

Bayonetta games do. Opens a specific pause menu with skipping option.

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

I seem to remember even FF7 allowing this.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Pretty sure Half Life 1 and 2 work that way, since the cutscenes happen entirely in game

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