For my first weekly Gameplay Insights, I interviewed my twelve year old sister Bobbie.
I asked her what game she currently plays a lot, and why she thinks it’s fun.
She told me she loves playing Crossy Road, because she thinks it looks “oldschool”. When being asked why the game looks oldschool, she referred to the 8-bit visual style of the game. She likes games that have a vintage feeling to it, and she likes the fact that nowadays, the new (80’s/90’s inspired) games can be played on modern devices.
She told me you can only play this game individually, and that she plays it when she’s bored or when she doesn’t have anything better to do. I asked her if playing this game makes her happy, and she told me it does. On the contrary, she told me the game can be hard and it frustrates her when she’s game over, which results in quitting. She won’t be patient enough to continue playing. She also told me it isn’t hard to get better at this game and getting further gives her a rewarding feeling.
It usually takes five to ten minutes until she stops playing, and she plays Crossy Road about two to three times a day.