The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThere are two types of gameslemmy.worldimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1211
arrow-up1211imageThere are two types of gameslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squaredraneceusrex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·4 months agoI swear I get irrationally annoyed at the term “parkour” in video games. It’s called platforming dammit!
minus-squareglitchdx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoNot the same. Games with parkour make movement look good even if a games journalist is playing. Games with platforming respect the player’s right to fail and learn from failure to eventually make movement look good.
minus-squaredraneceusrex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoSo wait, are you saying Super Mario Brothers is a menu game, and Assassin’s Creed was created just for journalists?
I swear I get irrationally annoyed at the term “parkour” in video games. It’s called platforming dammit!
Not the same. Games with parkour make movement look good even if a games journalist is playing. Games with platforming respect the player’s right to fail and learn from failure to eventually make movement look good.
So wait, are you saying Super Mario Brothers is a menu game, and Assassin’s Creed was created just for journalists?