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Game Introduces Easy Mode Called “I’m 35 and Have One Hour to Play This” (hard-drive.net)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Aging gamers were reportedly delighted to see that a new video game called Eldric Quest has accessibility features catered specifically to people their age who do not have enough time to actually play a video game.

“I came back from the office at around 7 p.m. and was so happy to see this mode implemented because holy shit am I tired,”

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[–] Kelsenellenelvial@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Plus pets, home/vehicle ownership, commute times, etc.. Lots of things that some people have/choose to commit a significant amount of time. Sometimes it’s also not about the total time commitment, but the windows of time available. Things like kids/pets can make it difficult for games that assume you’re actually going to be continuously attentive over 20+ minutes at a time when you can be interrupted by breaking up a fight with the pets, having to let the new puppy outside regularly, hearing the cat about to hack up a hairball, cleaning up the ice cream the kid just dropped, etc..