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I am generally not a fan of Sokoban puzzles, but I told myself that Order was the best chance to fix that so I’ve been forcing myself to play it. I don’t find myself actively wanting to sit down and play it, the puzzles don’t attract me that way, but once I do, I’ll play for about five hours at once. Great game.

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That is so bizarre to me. I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself, I guess, but why was not liking sokoban puzzles something that “needed fixing” and why would you force yourself to play?

It reminded me of when I read a post from someone on some game subreddit, saying they had invested something like sixty hours into it and asking how much longer to get good and start enjoying the game.

It’s a video game. Its primary purpose is to entertain. There are dozens of them released each day. If you don’t enjoy something, move on.

If others find beauty in something, should I not want to also try and see it?

Some things take time to learn to enjoy. I've bounced off things in the past several times before I started to really enjoy them later on. I'd like to think my experience with media is not just a random walk through whatever is in front of me and that I can direct that experience, at least a bit.

Alright, fair. That was a better explanation than your previous wording. The “forcing myself” to me implies doing something unpleasant. Like the example I gave. I think it’s fine to try things out and try to see the beauty in them, but at a certain point (like before sixty hours into one game) you should already have a sense of understanding if the thing jives with you or not.

I also don’t think not appreciating something is a flaw which “needs fixing”.

But all good, you do you, and I’m glad you’re enjoying the experience. Have a nice weekend, and remember to look away from the screen periodically! I’m going to follow that advice myself right now.

Try Patrick’s Parabox, best Sokoban game I’ve played, by far.

Have you played Baba Is You? Parabox is great, but Baba is just so amazing.

I’ve tried both! Both fun in their own ways but they never caught me long term. Sausage rolls was fun but it just got too hard.

Agreed on the Sausage. It’s elegant but sooo hard.

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