Hades · Perspective
A reason to return
The appeal of another attempt starts before the next victory.
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What brings you back to a challenge?
Consider repetition, precision and adaptation. Progress can mean a changed approach as much as a completed objective.
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Celeste · Counterpoint
A mountain is not a measure
A difficult objective need not become a judgement of the person attempting it.
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Slay the Spire · Perspective
A plan that can change
A strategy can be useful without surviving its first encounter with uncertainty.
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Sifu · Perspective
Practice without an audience
A cinematic fight and the work of learning one offer different kinds of satisfaction.
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Dead Cells · Perspective
Starting again is not starting empty
A reset can remove a run without removing what you noticed.
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Cuphead · Counterpoint
Charm is not a difficulty setting
A welcoming visual language does not tell you what an action game will demand.
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Returnal · Perspective
When the cycle becomes a question
Repeating an action and repeating a story do not ask quite the same thing of us.
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition · Perspective
Learning to answer
A response begins with noticing what the other side is doing.
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Monster Hunter: World · Perspective
Preparation is part of the adventure
The encounter begins before the first move.
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Titanfall 2 · Perspective
Two scales of action
A change of scale can make familiar action feel like a different relationship to space.
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