What makes survival crafters the best genre

>>714340789 (OP)
they're not

>>714340789 (OP)
they tickle my caveman brain

as does that little girl

>>714340789 (OP)
How do I enjoy them by myself? I don't have any friends.

I THINK WATAMOTE YURI FUCKING SUCKS!

>>714340789 (OP)
Loaded question (a logical fallacy btw), shmups are the best genre.

>>714340874
then what's the best genre

>>714341023
Wait for AI companions to come out

>>714341115
errmmm,

definitely the souls-like genre, fool.

>>714341087
I love shooters, but depending on how old you are, they are one of the very first genres you will be unable to play due to shit eyesight and slow reaction times. They are for 20 year olds.

>>714341183
>toxotranny
hahaha

>>714341191
I'm 41 and only just recently 1CC'd Mushi Original and Ikaruga.

>>714341087
The Tiktok of video games, absolute slop genre.

>>714341612
skill issue
post clears shitter

>>714341191
Completely untrue.

>>714341685
I play actual games, not autistic stimming rituals.

Why are survival crafters so bad
but at the same time it's the best genre when done right? (pic related)

>>714341183
Toxotransmosis moment.

>>714341741
So you admit to being a shitter.
I accept your concession.

>>714340789 (OP)
>What makes survival crafters the best genre
Autism, unironically.

>>714341851
It's funny when shmuptroons play an actual genre. All those hours of memorization for nothing.

>>714341936
Let me guess: You like WRPGs/ "immersive sims"?

>>714341971
Those are two completely different genres, with the latter being better than the former.

>>714342067
I was right on the money.
>immersive sim shitter doesn't like games that require skill/ reflexes
lol
lmao

>>714342141
It's not my favorite genre, but it's certainly better than shmuptroonin.

>>714342262
>troon

>>714342313
You're the one namedropping the trooniest genre to ever exist.

>>714342354
>troon
See >>714342313

>>714342313
what’s it like being an autistic incel beta male on estrogen

>>714342354
>>714342375

>>714342373
Are you really gonna sing the praises of the most estrogenized genre and then cry when people call you names? Proving my point.

>>714342589
See >>714342424

i want to talk tomoko into having sex with me and then make it really painful and unsatisfying for her

>>714340789 (OP)
its such a weird genre. when they're done right they scratch a ton of itches. They give you a "meaningful" grind, they have pretty solid gamestage progression, they can present all sorts of player challenges, they're open enough to let the player make their own challenges, and they allow the player to really flex their own creativity. Overall just a really satisfying gameplay loop.

On the other hand they have a tenancy of becoming stale or just pure tedium when not implemented well and a lot of them do feel kind of samey with just different gimmicks to try to differentiate themselves from eachother. Also a lot of them have some level of jank you have to be able to put up with or look past to get enjoyment out of. The other issue is the ones that are story based or progression based have no real point to continue once you beat the game.

A lot of people will shit on minecraft, but honestly its probably the best example of the genre. Casual enough that its accessible to everyone but just enough content and freedom that you can play it for years and still have things you can do. Its biggest complaint is its simplicity and lack of more complex features, but in many ways its what allowed it to stay relevant for over a decade when many other survival crafting games fail.

The other big issue with the genre is when the devs start to have an antagonistic relationship with player expectations/desires. Looking at something like 7 Days to Die - most of the player base seems to want something more to FPS minecraft with zombies and will try to find ways and exploits to make that happen. However the dev team seems hell bent on trying to make the game more like rust where regular and short server resets are a thing, patch out a lot of techniques that are fun for players, and lean into making the game less about base building and more about being a horde shooter. Its not the only game that has an issue like this either.