[Feedback] A New Player's Perspective (Will update if there's interest)

[kaynide]

So, some things:

1. I mean this respectfully: I'm obviously not doing a scientific or very controlled test here. Of course she's 9 and of course she isn't the target audience. It's summer, we're killing time on some hot days. My honest goal was to get her to practice reading and/or patience.
2. That said, if the game is so easy a 9 year old can beat this game spamming 1 ability, that does tell us adults at the very least -something-. Whatever that -something- is.
3. Her perspective gives me a more innocent take on the game and gaming in general. Like we all might assume "red barrel = explosive" because of our gaming history. She doesn't have that intuitive knowledge which leads to interesting takes. The game (obviously, I hope) does NOT need to change to cater to her or others like her, but I think some of her takes might be equally valid for a new adult non-gamer.
4. Ultimately, I'm doing this for fun and to get a different point of view. Kinda like when your kid wants to draw a cat and it comes out looking like a potato.

I'm curious how long she can play on this style before being brick-walled, and when she is brick-walled, does she give up or actually try to learn?

On the note of the rain - It's actually interesting you bring this up because on the other hand forcing a weather change for a cutscene would be considered equally as clunky, even if it doesn't raise the same questions, which it might. "Why has the rain just suddenly stopped as soon as I went for pancakes".

This is true. I don't know how she'd react- but she didn't bat an eye during the Rising cutscene, where it was suddenly night w/ fireworks then suddenly day. Maybe time of day is less intrusive than rain and thunder.




Tl;DR, exactly what Kaurhz said:

Uh, I wouldn't really use (these observations) as indicative as anything.

[Iscah]

That said, if the game is so easy a 9 year old can beat this game spamming 1 ability, that does tell us adults at the very least -something-. Whatever that -something- is.

She's playing solo with trusts, as a DPS. Trusts will literally clear most dungeons with zero player input, besides you needing to be present and dodging AOEs that would kill you otherwise.

It's not the same as being able to clear a solo game by doing that.