Overthinking Games
Overthinking Games is a podcast about what video games can teach us. We look at video games through an educational and critical lens.
Overthinking Games
Ep 73: Quitting
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Overthinking Games
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Episode 73
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Intro
What we've been playing this week
Dempsey: Silksong
Dempsey: Crow Country
Brett: Silksong
Brett: TCG Card Shop Simulator
Brett: Battlefield 6
Seth: Silksong
Seth: Hades 2
Topic: When do you quit a game?
The Minecraft Debacle
Too hard, too grindy, bad dev support
Too complicated
Does time spent in a game make you more likely to finish?
Finishing the bare minimum vs. 100% completion
Bouncing off games because of ADHD
Games that you never finished that you loved
Silksong transition from act 2 to 3 being inherently hostile
Does price affect how likely you are to drop a game?
Does production value have an impact on playability?
Dempsey's final thoughts
Brett's final thoughts
Seth's final thoughts
Outro