[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.