MMOs Then and Now

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A two-panel comparison shows an old MMO map as a broad, adventurous landscape aimed at a human player, while a modern MMO map is a narrow, heavily guided route covered in instructions and quest markers, aimed at a chimpanzee. The joke is that modern games are seen as over-explaining everything and assuming players need constant guidance, unlike older games that expected exploration and problem-solving. EN: A two-panel comparison shows an old MMO map as a broad, adventurous landscape aimed at a human player, while a modern MMO map is a narrow, heavily guided route covered in instructions and quest markers, aimed at a chimpanzee. The joke is that modern games are seen as over-explaining everything and assuming players need constant guidance, unlike older games that expected exploration and problem-solving.

• @afrosidemoon / 63424 2024-02-29