The hardest thing anymore is just getting adults in a room together, and convincing them to try new games and get set up and everything.
So much this 😿
It’s hard to get people in a room together but at least getting them into a group chat is easier, and usually once you can get past that barrier for awhile get the IRL barrier cleared can be easier.
They still can be!
Casual multiplayer games are really seeing a resurgence lately and I couldn’t be happier!
RV There Yet, Peak, Sledding Game, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, A Gentlemen’s Dispute, are just a few!
What’s a good number of parasocial AI friend instances to invite for a good time?
Trying to get a human connection from an LLM is a fast why to cook your brain.
Oh yeah, when I see couch co-op games go up, I collect them. I’m so glad this is coming back!
I recently introduced some family to playing Worms: Armageddon hotseat style, and that was ridiculous fun. (And it can run on a potato probably! Lol)
The hardest thing anymore is just getting adults in a room together, and convincing them to try new games and get set up and everything.
(Jackbox tends to be most accessible but I really want to play more involved games with people…)
So much this 😿
It’s hard to get people in a room together but at least getting them into a group chat is easier, and usually once you can get past that barrier for awhile get the IRL barrier cleared can be easier.