the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoIf a puzzle is too hard for you to solve does that make the puzzle smarter than you?message-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareIf a puzzle is too hard for you to solve does that make the puzzle smarter than you?the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareCedricWhaley@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoIt could also just be poorly designed. I’m thinking back to some of the old point and click adventures where the answer was essentially impossible to logic your way into.
minus-squareCerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoA lot of those old games were designed in such a way that you were encouraged to call the 900 number for help. It wasn’t enough to pay for the game, they wanted you to call their paid hint line too. Nintendo was really bad for this.
It could also just be poorly designed.
I’m thinking back to some of the old point and click adventures where the answer was essentially impossible to logic your way into.
A lot of those old games were designed in such a way that you were encouraged to call the 900 number for help.
It wasn’t enough to pay for the game, they wanted you to call their paid hint line too. Nintendo was really bad for this.