Between this, Viscera cleanup and Hardspace: Shipbreaker one could make the case that We’re seeing a new gene emerging; one with gameplay focused on preforming labour in interesting settings and locales.
I’m always up for new verbs in games. There’s only so much interesting stuff you can do with “jump”, “run” and “shoot”. It’s the same reason Return of the Obra Dinn and Outerwilds is such fantastic video game experiences and two of the most gripping games to be released during the two thousand and tens.
Between this, Viscera cleanup and Hardspace: Shipbreaker one could make the case that We’re seeing a new gene emerging; one with gameplay focused on preforming labour in interesting settings and locales.
I’m always up for new verbs in games. There’s only so much interesting stuff you can do with “jump”, “run” and “shoot”. It’s the same reason Return of the Obra Dinn and Outerwilds is such fantastic video game experiences and two of the most gripping games to be released during the two thousand and tens.