08-22-2016, 05:09 PM
(08-16-2016, 12:59 PM)BobMcLain Wrote: This is an older article, but it just now occurs to me (and may have already occurred to others) that the appropriately slow rise of "slow gaming" - in particular, the recent success of "No Man's Sky" - is an opportunity for traditional play-by-mail gaming, which was and continues to be "slow":
https://killscreen.com/articles/rise-slo...ngry-birds
A nice hook, if ever there was one: Play-by-Mail - The Original Slow Gaming Experience.
-- Bob McLain
I may have to buy that No Mans Sky game for my son to play on his PlayStation 4. Thanks for costing me that money, Bob, by making me aware of that game. It looks good. Have you played it?
PBM gaming is really extraordinarily good at building up the anticipation factor between turn results, yet so many are quick to dismiss it as a viable medium for gaming on other grounds. Slow gaming, huh? Kind of like food cooked in a crock pot. Comfort food and comfort gaming go hand-in-hand.
That reminds me, I've got to put some chicken on to cook.