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Dea ex Machina · 01-18-2009, 08:37 PM

I hate action sequences in adventure games simply because I am no damn good at them. I have the reflexes and hand-eye coordination of a drunken slug. The whole reason I like adventure games is because they don't force me to participate in something in which I have no skills and derive no pleasure. Whenever I know that there are going to be combat sequences, or arcade sequences, or anything that tests my ability to hit buttons quickly and in synch with certain events on screen, it makes me sad, because while it might be a good game, even a very good game, I won't be able to play it or enjoy it.

01-18-2009, 08:37 PM	#34
Dea ex Machina Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: If you're Canadian, you're from Canadia! Posts: 86	I hate action sequences in adventure games simply because I am no damn good at them. I have the reflexes and hand-eye coordination of a drunken slug. The whole reason I like adventure games is because they don't force me to participate in something in which I have no skills and derive no pleasure. Whenever I know that there are going to be combat sequences, or arcade sequences, or anything that tests my ability to hit buttons quickly and in synch with certain events on screen, it makes me sad, because while it might be a good game, even a very good game, I won't be able to play it or enjoy it.