The common thread in all these responses is: play something without looking anything up, and only talk to other people who are doing the same thing. Which is a tall order, I know, but it’s easier for some games than others. But I agree that having that experience with a new niche indie game isn’t the same as having that experience with a game you and all your friends have been playing for years.
This was/is the one thing that I hope cloud streaming exclusive titles could bring back in some way. If the binary isn’t distributed, then people can’t know everything. Everyone’s knowledge of everything would be based on in-game exploration and word of mouth. Some things could remain hidden in plain sight indefinitely.
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The common thread in all these responses is: play something without looking anything up, and only talk to other people who are doing the same thing. Which is a tall order, I know, but it’s easier for some games than others. But I agree that having that experience with a new niche indie game isn’t the same as having that experience with a game you and all your friends have been playing for years.
This was/is the one thing that I hope cloud streaming exclusive titles could bring back in some way. If the binary isn’t distributed, then people can’t know everything. Everyone’s knowledge of everything would be based on in-game exploration and word of mouth. Some things could remain hidden in plain sight indefinitely.