>>719007295
You don't need to translate it to videogames for there to be an analog, 'platforming' isn't the only type of traversal possible in a game, exploration that leads to nothing might also be a good experience if it comes from player intuition and isn't totally fruitless. I would make a game with fun traversal and planning, but make it clear that the expedition might be treacherous and even pointless without planning. Think about sunless sea as a spanish cross-sea adventurer that knows nothing of the other side of the ocean type shit
I'm thinking of SotC but intuitable, or Outer Wilds.
>>719013662
If you did the windchime thing without talking to the NPC, it would feel so earned- much better. Maybe still have an npc but don't make it mandatory. I assume the game allows this yes? Even still, some puzzles should be left to personal discovery and area/context clues.
I think there's a lot of ways to design fun games around these ideas, that don't require 'boxes'

>>719021149
nigger, all I asked is for you to not add reddit spaces, the over and constant use of spaces between every sentence when a single 'shift+enter' would suffice, that's literally it. Otherwise I'll just ignore bc it's annoying and gay. My personal choice. Cope about it.
Different culture, different place, learn to fit in or get called reddit redditor.