Unironically open world games should be used to diagnose ADHD.The only people who complain about open world game design are people who struggle with self-motivation, planning, task initiation, goal pursuit, and time management. Unlike other genres open world games aren't constantly dragging you by the arm along a preset path. People who complain about open world games being empty and boring are people who are incapable of forging their own path through life. This is the kind of player who will sink 5 hours into a game ignoring the quest log, ignoring 90% of the world map, running around the same part of the field in circles fighting the same three enemies over and over again and then complain about the game being "empty" and "boring".
>then complain about the game being "empty" and "boring".They are. What is there to find other than copy paste dungeons, copy paste enemies and copy paste quests?
>got diagnosed with ADHD>prescribed adderall>it did nothingjust how fucked is my brain?
>>749024169I get overwhelmed with open world games and just end up doing sidequests because they’re low stakes.
>>749024169Open world is just an interactive level select. Much like interactive cutscenes and interactive loading screens, it is targeted at people with executive dysfunction who can sink 5 hours into a game ignoring the quest log, ignoring 90% of the world map, running around the same part of the field in circles fighting the same three enemies over and over again and call the game an exciting way to "make their own fun".Someone without ADHD could get more out of a game with an actually structured level select that can actually rely on holding their attention long enough to build up to something.
>>749024169tl;dr but some open world games are really empty and boring and some arenti think the tes games have good content densityit also can be fine to have a bunch of empty shit as long as the game makes it clear where the actual content is (with art and quest design not a billion map icons)
>>749024169Most open worlds now are just filler with the same copy paste shit everywhere. They aren’t unique places with cultures and level design gimmicks (NV for example) that you can meaningfully interact with. GTAV did not benefit from having the desert be that big with nothing in it
>Anyone who doesn't like lowest common denominator slop is mentally illStretching a bit, aren't we?
>>749024169Read this as "erectile dysfunction" and was wondering why open world games.
>>749024169I literally have five of those six issues and play open world games just fineIn fact I think the top three help with the open world experienceThe sole time I didn't like open world was Elden Ring because I ran into the same boss in seven different times and the game isn't randomized/proc gen so it had no excuse
>>749024973its real and it sucks. need spider venom to treat it
>>749024169>Humans are interested in things they like>Disinterested in things they do not like>Easily distracted when bored during a task>Annoyed about being distracted when focused on a task>These are symptoms of mental illness that you NEED drugs forKek.
>>749026772do they make a sexy lady spider bite your penis ha ha
Rain World would be much better at diagnosing this than what people typically imagine open world games to be. You need testosterone, IQ, and the natural urge of exploration to enjoy this game. The same urges to climb mountains, go to the moon and explore the unknown.
I think I have some level of ADHD but then again, I have no problem with open world games or playing in a very deliberate, structured way, so I guess I don't have ADHD anon-sama.
It's always hilarious to me when a midwit on here claims that ADHD makes people terrible at focusing on things when in reality it's the opposite
>>749024643It didn't do shit for me either, try lisdexamfetamine next or whatever your medic thinks is best.
