It's a silly take. When one mechanic is removed or automated it should be seen as being in service of focusing on another. I can see an extremely nitpicky complaint that this can make it so a game looks like it's a genre you like but then in reality it's a genre that you don't. That's OK though, you can adapt to new information, and not every game needs to be for you.

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InsideOutSanta 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah, the article's premise is false. If Vampire Survivors plays itself, then how come I suck at it?

	▲	thih9 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		For me it clicked after I explored more of the options available in the game. For a long while I didn’t notice that the character can be upgraded. I thought it was some paid consumables UI, while this is a roguelite game mechanic.