• emb@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    In the past couple weeks, I’ve switched Slay the Spire to my target language. Now even my most compulsively procrastinating time gives a little practice.

    It’s not the greatest for intensive study (no audio, after all), but it’s a great way to ease in.

    • I already know most of it just from pictures and having played a lot, so it’s fun even if I’m not being a great learner
    • Quite a few cards, items, or events show up just seldom enough that I do still need to read them
    • There are tons of words I don’t know, many of them at the top of the card showing a picture of the thing
    • Lots of repetition, so my brain gets the redundant exposure it needs

    And besides that specific instance, I’m getting more confident overall. To the point where I feel like I won’t be totally missing out on games if I try to play them in Japanese.

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      1 day ago

      That sounds impressive! Give playing in japanese a try maybe? I’ve noticed I really enjoy being sometimes thrown into the deep end and not understanding everything. It motivates me to learn even more if I don’t understand but I want to :)

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        21 hours ago

        I was thinking the other day how it reminds me of the same feeling I had playing some games as a kid.

        There was that timeframe where I could read (in English), but it was very much conscious effort - so I’d be lazy and ignore text when possible, and there’d be lots I had no hope of deciphering.

        It leads to this sense of mystery and wonder, where you have no idea what’s going on but you appreciate when you do find a clue in the words. Bit by bit you start to understand.

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          8 hours ago

          Exactly!! I remember that one of my biggest motivations for learning English was to understand what is written/spoken in games. My native language was never available so I had no other choice.

          I’m certain I only know some words because of playing games. Not knowing everything was indeed part of the fun!