If we're going on the subject of what we use to detox, I can't say old games really do it for me. If I want to mindlessly detox I tend to go for a wide range of games from different eras that mostly have some sort of exploration/gathering tedium to it. Be it playing a game I've played before or new games with similar mechanics I want to work on. I mean I can also detox with narrative games too, but depending on how difficult they are they don't take the same mindless brainspace that these other games can take.
Warframe has bite-sized levels, sometimes I just wanna rush through it's hoards solo, or run a few missions just because I like that mission type or crack a few relics. Because all the missions are relatively fast I can play for 10 min or an hour, it's really flexible in the way I can management time and just something about it's gameplay and feel is nice. It's not difficult, I have a massive range of things I can play with/as so I can always vary games enough that it's not always the same or just because I want a different play style. And because of it's crafting all resources gained can count toward something somewhere.
Guild Wars 2's map exploration and material gathering is a nice little zen way to pass time, just scouring the map. Sometimes I'll join in on events or the world boss if I'm feeling up to it but I don't have to. I have a lot of characters that haven't completed the map so there's also experience to gain for all of them and I like its general play-style. Similar to Warframe, because the game is craft-centric, all resources gathered count toward something. It's just a nice comfortable game and even small bits of time can stack up to larger goals so there's no pressure to stick around for a certain length of time.
Minecraft I like to just run through the tunnel I currently have been mining in whatever recent map I've got going on because there always seems to be another branch I haven't explored yet. Even if I have no goals I just like gathering resources just in case.
I'll fire up any range of my pokemon games to work on breeding projects because why not.
Skyrim I sometimes fire up because there's STILL corners of the map I haven't found yet and I don't even mod the game.
I've yet to complete Subnautica so sometimes I'll get an itch to find/explore more stuff but admittedly this is less common because the lack of built-in map in the game can be frustrating so I'll hit a wall sometimes. Same with Slime Rancher. But as long as I just keep within the places I do know it can serve the same purpose as the rest.
Admittedly, the more punishing a game is towards death the less inclined I am to find 'detox' in them. Games that are forgiving with death/failure or that I can save-scum I tend to play more often, just in general. I am also more likely to play on the PC or Switch/3DS these days because we have a tiny apartment space and console access is not the most convenient.
Bonus though: the other thing I do is watch something (usually something animated) while playing mahjong on Flight Rising. I used to do this while playing solitaire back in the day but Win 10 solitaire is dumb and I get treasure for my flight rising game for time that would have not gained me something otherwise. Just some tedium clicking with low brain power, plus I get new input. I always need new input.
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Date: 2022-06-01 02:14 pm (UTC)Warframe has bite-sized levels, sometimes I just wanna rush through it's hoards solo, or run a few missions just because I like that mission type or crack a few relics. Because all the missions are relatively fast I can play for 10 min or an hour, it's really flexible in the way I can management time and just something about it's gameplay and feel is nice. It's not difficult, I have a massive range of things I can play with/as so I can always vary games enough that it's not always the same or just because I want a different play style. And because of it's crafting all resources gained can count toward something somewhere.
Guild Wars 2's map exploration and material gathering is a nice little zen way to pass time, just scouring the map. Sometimes I'll join in on events or the world boss if I'm feeling up to it but I don't have to. I have a lot of characters that haven't completed the map so there's also experience to gain for all of them and I like its general play-style. Similar to Warframe, because the game is craft-centric, all resources gathered count toward something. It's just a nice comfortable game and even small bits of time can stack up to larger goals so there's no pressure to stick around for a certain length of time.
Minecraft I like to just run through the tunnel I currently have been mining in whatever recent map I've got going on because there always seems to be another branch I haven't explored yet. Even if I have no goals I just like gathering resources just in case.
I'll fire up any range of my pokemon games to work on breeding projects because why not.
Skyrim I sometimes fire up because there's STILL corners of the map I haven't found yet and I don't even mod the game.
I've yet to complete Subnautica so sometimes I'll get an itch to find/explore more stuff but admittedly this is less common because the lack of built-in map in the game can be frustrating so I'll hit a wall sometimes. Same with Slime Rancher. But as long as I just keep within the places I do know it can serve the same purpose as the rest.
Admittedly, the more punishing a game is towards death the less inclined I am to find 'detox' in them. Games that are forgiving with death/failure or that I can save-scum I tend to play more often, just in general. I am also more likely to play on the PC or Switch/3DS these days because we have a tiny apartment space and console access is not the most convenient.
Bonus though: the other thing I do is watch something (usually something animated) while playing mahjong on Flight Rising. I used to do this while playing solitaire back in the day but Win 10 solitaire is dumb and I get treasure for my flight rising game for time that would have not gained me something otherwise. Just some tedium clicking with low brain power, plus I get new input. I always need new input.