Hi Dark, Obviously, it must be said that not all things will appeal equally to all people. I myself prefer a game with larger levels, fairly in depth missions, whatever and therefore casual games don't often appeal to me for long periods of time. That said, I can see why people with short attention spans or that are only casual gamers would be drawn to games with small levels where they can quickly obtain achievements without feeling overwhelmed by having to do to much to get anywhere in the game. There is plenty of room for both types here.
As you said having automatic saves or certain restore points would make larger games more appealing to casual gamers because they could stop at any time and resume where they left off. A lot of larger games such as Tomb Raider, for example, have specified restore points where if Lara Croft grabs a restore crystal the game will be saved and will be restored from that point making the game easier to get through as some of those games do have some fairly large and in depth levels to get through. As I recall Titan Quest has something similar in place. There are places in the game where you can go stand to save your game and it will restore to that point. Such things have been done in many mainstream titles and therefore automatic saves does help breakup a large game into several smaller sessions for people who don't want to sit there playing for x hours at a time. Cheers! On 5/20/14, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > I agree on casual games, but there are also cases where the very size of > levels is what makes them appealing such as the Metroid series, or indeed > complex muds like Alteraeon. > > In these cases this is where instant saving can help a lot, even if the over > > all level is much larger. > > Beware the grue! > > dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
