You can't replace the Roblox and Fortnite, you can only hope to supplement them.
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Correct, it's about giving them a wider perspective. Also I'm teaching them that scummy games that push micro transactions on you with manipulative shit should be avoided, or at least being conscious about their manipulative shit. In the end you can't make them not play Minecraft, but there is a difference between Java and Bedrock
This is the right way to do it. Don't try to prevent your kids from enjoying what they want to play, don't forcibly alienate them from the cultural zeitgeist that will connect them to their peers. But if you can get them to develop a wider palate with an appreciation for titles both old and new, that's a positive.
I did try to get a nephew to play pokemon fire red (emulated on a tablet), he found it really boring 😅
Gotta think of another game that plays fine on a tablet and maybe isn't as boring
I'm not really surprised. There's so many papercuts in those games. I've not played a Pokémon games since Black/White but even then, ugh, such a slog. They're really good at sucking all the momentum out of things, sadly.
I played Blue when I was about 12 and the appeal was mostly that there wasn't anything on a handheld that had anywhere near as much content. Link's Awakening is a better game but it's not that long, etc..
Spiderman 2: I solely play as Peter Parker. My daughter solely plays as Miles Morales. I wish the game was 2 player.
Minecraft: my daughter watches the YouTube videos yet somehow I'm the one who got us diamond armor. Go figure.
Super Mario Odyssey: She always makes me Mario and she's a good cappy.
She's not even remotely athletic but she's brainy and is pretty popular with her friends. Go figure.
This will be me when I have children and I am not sorry.
I'll help them build that foundational understanding of what games were and then if they still wanna play the modern bs, they can.
I feel this is exactly the same as boomers who raised thier kids on exclusively 70 and 80s "classic" rock.
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Gaming peaked with the Wii, LOL
I had a chipped Wii during uni and so we (flatmates + me) downloaded and burned a vast ocean of Wii games.
I don't really see it as the peak of gaming. There's a few good games, like SMG 1 & 2, but I'd be hard pressed to name more than ten exclusives worth revisiting. So much shovelware and low quality ports.
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meh, maybe one AAA game a year is worth buying, old or indie games are way better
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There are people who grew up with game but are well rounded and sociable. It depends entirely on the person and the type of environment they grew up in.
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I just let my sister have access to my Steam account and it's turned out alright
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Good. May they learn to never preorder.