Why I pleasantly enjoy the 'Endzone - A World Apart' game

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Trevor Quach

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Published on September 25, 2022 7:26:14 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic8f0ml7OQs

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Endzone: A World Apart (2020)

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A brief insight in to my values and what I enjoy, by describing my own experience with this Endzone game.

For those who prefer to read, here is my script that I mostly stuck to:
Why I pleasantly enjoy the Endzone - A World Apart game?

Because this game offers me a mostly ideal interactive entertainment experience.
I believe I am highly engaged with this game because this game experience gives me opportunities
to exercise my problem solving skills, in this specific environment, with these specific set of game rules,
and gives me opportunities to express one of my personal values,
which is continuous growth and continuous optimisation of systems for the long term.

I also enjoy games in general with a tight enough feedback loop, where I can apply my own knowledge,
observe the results, then iterate or course correct based on these results.

In this specific Endzone game, we begin with a simple problem or challenge,
which is how can we produce enough food and water to help our people survive.

Once I have solved this food and water problem, the next problem or challenge becomes,
how can I produce enough radiation resisting equipment to prevent my people from dying.

Once I have solved this radiation problem, the previously solved problem of food and water production,
suddenly needs to be solved again, because if I have not increased my food and water production
for a long time, then the increased population of my people does increase their food and water consumption.

I enjoy this game design or experience, which seems like an endless loop of problems to solve,
partly because I feel excited or satisfied when I successfully solve problems,
especially in this game when we are rewarded for long term efficiency.
I do not like games that focus too much on short term goals or competition.
I really enjoy trying to grow what I have, and sustain this in ways that prevents it from collapsing on itself,
if this makes sense.

Endzone - A World Apart is one of my current favourite games to play at the moment.
I am also trying to research or find a game that provides the same or similar core problem solving experience,
while also being a shorter time investment for me.
I can enjoy spending much of my time playing computer games but a part of me has a need to have more concise
game experiences, so I can spend more time on other activities that I also value.

As an Autistic and suspected ADHD individual, I believe what also adds to my enjoyment of this Endzone game is
that I do not feel as overwhelmed as I would when playing other games,
possibly because this game gives me the option to slow down and take as much time as I need to, with my decisions.
I really do not like any kind of pressure, because pressure has a high risk of making me
feel stressed, by disrupting my ability to make plans, and to execute on my preferred decisions.

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