At 7/22/11 04:07 PM, Addict wrote:
At 7/22/11 01:27 PM, ugolegend94 wrote:
new game!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/57 5272
um wow, this game is horrible.
Think about it medal hunters- if some of the games on this site with the medal system, such as the ridiculous platformer Lastman DIDN'T have medals, would you really play the game? I mean I can understand putting up with it for a couple minutes but oh my god it's just some games leave you dumbfounded.
I like the game. It's obviously way too easy but it's a creative game with a fun concept. As for your question, I think 80% of the time I'm having fun playing games. 10% of the time I'm mindlessly playing a game when most of my attention is with something else (like music, stuff on TV, whatever). 5% of the time I don't really like the game, but the 'rewards' (as in medals) are nice enough for me to actually like playing it. The other 5% are times when I straight up dislike a game but I still play it because of the medals. Please note that Lastman doesn't fall in that last category, because most of the time it was fun to get further and further into the game, learn about more booby-traps and get closer and closer to the goal.
Medals really add something to games, and no I'm not just talking about that shiny badge on your profile. I mean these challenges within a game makes the game itself a lot more fun to play imo. When I see a really difficult medal requirement in a fun game, I really enjoy thinking about a good strategy, make a plan, and keep getting better and better at it until you finally reach that goal. This is pretty much the thing I like most about gaming in general.