discussion Your thoughts on mini games in games?

[s3gfaul7]

I skip them 99% of the time.

 

[animgirl]

There are rarely any good mini-games, I can't even remember any particularly interesting ones.

 

[Xypher]

I'm fine with it as long it ain't too grindy or too repetitive.

 

[Zazas]

Dunno if they've been brought up already, but I like some of the minigames in Being a DIK. English takes me back to my youth playing Bully, the new Chemistry game was pretty simple yet engaging, and most of the little games through the phone are enjoyable too. The fighting(Brawler) and the color tic-tac-toe one(Triple Tile).

 

[lord_xenu]

I guess I'm in the minority because I kind of like minigames. It might be my ADHD but I appreciate when a game breaks up big blocks of text and images with something new. It gives my brain something else to focus on. My only real problems with them are if they are poorly programmed (too fast, too buggy, etc) or if they are overused.

 

[herelooking027]

If the mini game isn't as fun as the main game, it's an annoyance. If it's more fun than the main game, I can't be bothered to play the main game.

 

[HarryMason]

They aren't too bad as long as they aren't too difficult or frustrating, If they are then I will usually just skip if given the choice

 

[Dovahkiinzz]

I don't like it. It's annoying and boring

 

[Magooo]

I know that feel. Imagine reading relaxed through some ok story between good sex scenes and suddenly being interrupted by some reaction based or time limited mini game. Just awful. I don't like it.

 

[Raodos455]

the minigames have to be fast and not anoying, i'm ok with them but if i can skip them i will

 

[kakarottooalgo]

They should always give the option to skip them and explain clearly the game, I'll play them sometimes but is nice to be able to skip them

 

[Viir Hahnu]

I feel that as long as they are well thought out and implemented, then I'm cool with them being added as it help me to switch my brain back on after reading a lot of text. but I think the best thing to do is to just allow people to skip if they want ( I disprove of games that penalize people who do skip however.)

 

[Barryton42]

If they done right, i don't mind

 

[lanny]

Obvious answer for me is that it depends on the mini game in question. But as long as they are optional, which it is in many of the games Iäve played. I am all for it. Sometime it can be quite fun, but if I want to jump ahead, I should be give the option to do so. I don't play the games for the mini games, if you catch my drift

 

[Belledae22]

i enjoy the ones that arnt ridiculously hard or the ones that add bonuses

 

[quotehorse]

Absolutely despise them. If unskippable mini games are present, into the trash it goes.

 

[goons]

If they are done well, I like them.
Imagine a porn game with Yakuza level mini games, that would be pretty darn cool.

Of course, they are usually pretty bad and repetitive so I would generally prefer to do without them.

 

[rocketsheep]

Minigames need to:

• be good little games
• fit the narrative
• be skippable.

If so, I am generally in favor. Examples of minigames that fit the narrative in visual novels:

• representing a fight by making the player decide whether/how/where to dodge or attack in each round, based on some visual input of what the opponent is doing
• battles like in classical RPGs
• single choice, mutiple choice or even free text questions representing school tests/exams taken by the MC
• having to click something on the screen quickly in situations in which the MC must react quickly.

Even AAA games use minigames, and not always in a good way. E.g. I absolutely hate the lockpicking minigame in Hogwarts Legacy. It fits the narrative, but it isn't a good game at all and there are silly restrictions on skipping it.

 

[entry1]

I like puzzles but can't stand the one based on QTE

 

[superman8]

I hate them!