Masahiro Sakurai is back at it again with another YouTube video, this time looking at games that don’t feature the ‘drag and pull’ or ‘risk and reward’ mechanics that he generally believes make up the ‘essence’ of games.
As such, it continues to support “working” games such as PowerWash Simulator, Car simulatorHouse Flipper and Cookie clicker. Basically, games that don’t offer what many would consider ‘traditional’ game mechanics, but are still fun to play in their own way.
Sakurai breaks down the similarities between these games as follows:
- Inspiration from the real world
- Earnings included
- You’re hooked
- Feeling of wasting time
Especially with the last one, Sakurai explains that these types of games may not have a clear goal in mind or a concrete ending to work towards, but they’re still hard to put down once you’re invested.
He ends the video with the statement:
“Personally, I love games like this. I really get into them. Unless I force myself to stop, I won’t put the controller down. I’m really at a loss… But maybe it’s possible that I As work?”
That. Yes, we’d say you probably do, Sakurai-san.
