Anonymous Coward · 3mo
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[SLARPG Act V spoilers] Yeah, that's pretty much why I did it that way lol. I love the comedy of the silly quiz show segments in those games, particularly the Paper Mario ones, but when it's an actual test of your memory with obscure questions and a fail state it can get real frustrating real fast. It's a sudden test of a skill the player didn't know they were expected to have. It frequently just makes players look up the answers online, which isn't exactly optimal for keeping them engaged, or at worst players can get frustrated and drop the game altogether. Which isn't something I want at the climax of a story-driven game!
In the age of Twitch, especially, I can't imagine it's easy to commit every little detail of a game to memory when you're playing a few hours once a week and trying to entertain an audience while doing so
