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[This Year's December Days Theme is Community, and all the forms that it takes. If you have some suggestions about what communities I'm part of (or that you think I'm part of) that would be worth a look, let me know in the comments.]
( I have been playing video games for a while, and not everything I did in relation to games is universally positive, no. )
As with many things, if video gaming holds an appeal to you, I'd say to pick it up, if you haven't already. While we mostly have the charms of very old gaming consoles and systems in emulation now, those games are also somewhat simpler to pick up and play, with learnable loops and fewer buttons that need pushing. Many of the very old systems are more punishing and less forgiving in their simplicity, though, so there's a balance to be struck between having to keep less in your head and pay attention to less on the screen and a difficulty level in the game where you can make progress and feel like the game itself is enjoyable. And if a certain genre doesn't appeal to you, regardless of how popular it is, you don't have to keep playing it. Even if everyone around you is gushing about how they really like the newest Soulsborne-type game, if what you want is a cozy match-three experience, then find a good match-3 game and play that instead.
( I have been playing video games for a while, and not everything I did in relation to games is universally positive, no. )
As with many things, if video gaming holds an appeal to you, I'd say to pick it up, if you haven't already. While we mostly have the charms of very old gaming consoles and systems in emulation now, those games are also somewhat simpler to pick up and play, with learnable loops and fewer buttons that need pushing. Many of the very old systems are more punishing and less forgiving in their simplicity, though, so there's a balance to be struck between having to keep less in your head and pay attention to less on the screen and a difficulty level in the game where you can make progress and feel like the game itself is enjoyable. And if a certain genre doesn't appeal to you, regardless of how popular it is, you don't have to keep playing it. Even if everyone around you is gushing about how they really like the newest Soulsborne-type game, if what you want is a cozy match-three experience, then find a good match-3 game and play that instead.
