I have always liked open world games as a concept, but I have a very bad sense of direction. So whenever I play open world games I keep getting lost and frustrated. Eventually getting bored and dropping the game. I am curious how other people with bad sense of direction cope with this problem.

  • Rottcodd
    8•1 year ago

    Actually I have an excellent sense of direction in real life and a relatively poor one in games.

    It’s okay though - being lost in a game is part of the fun for me.

    • @CaptManiac@lemmy.world
      3•1 year ago

      I was going to say the same thing. I’ve always prided myself on being able to tell you the general direction anything was in, and could drive in a general direction (before Google Maps) and find my way. But I am complete crap at in-game directions even after really trying to get a feel for the surroundings.

      • Rottcodd
        3•1 year ago

        Yeah - I’m not sure why it is.

        In the real world, I just automatically keep my bearings. It’s like I have an internal compass that just tracks it all the time so I don’t even pay attention.

        And for whatever reason, it doesn’t translate to games. If I get myself oriented in a game, I can keep it going for a while, but it never lasts.

        I can only assume that there’s some physical aspect to it - that the part of my brain that’s keeping track of bearing relies on physical cues that I don’t get when I’m just sitting in a chair looking at a screen. So when I get my bearings in a game, then keep it going for a while, that’s some other part of my brain stepping in and taking over, and it never lasts because it’s just a stopgap measure.