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Of course games offer problem solving. That’s almost the point of the games. To be good at a game you have to have problem solving skills. The only games I can think of that don’t have problem solving are games that have to do mostly with luck, like slots in a casino, but even then people like to find ways to win on those too by waiting for someone who has been on a slot for a while to leave so maybe when they go on that same slot they are closer to winning.
i agree most games have problem solving. the game i play most on pc is command and conquer and that is all problem solving. you have to do what ever it takes to take out the enemy
All games promote some sort of strategy or problem solving. The reinforce trail-and-error, and there’s really no consequence for failing, except starting over. In all honesty, videos is almost equivalent to homework, just dressed up differently. Especially in Zelda games, the temple is like homework, and the boss is like a test. The temple introduces techniques that it requires you to practice over and over until you feel you are ready, and the boss is a chance for you to put your newly found problem solving skills to use. Except video games are more accepted because there isn’t pressure for failing.
Yes, games do offer problems solving. You have to be able to get through the game which is a problem within it self, there are always going to be different way to go through the game, there are always going to be a cheat way, like in super mario three you can go behind the screen and not get hurt from any one that is bad for you. on the original Mario game you can just walk on the brick wall and avoid anything that dangers you, but there is a draw back to this because you then aren’t going to get all of the points available to you. There is always problem solving because there are obstacles that you are going to have to get around and get through, you have to analyze when you are going to jump or when you are going to attack the other character. You have to take into all of the elements of the game that you have to take into account to see if it going to work. I agree with smilingamn because there are people that say that they know how to play the games at the casion, when in reality, there is not any way to make people win, it is a crap shoot.
Games offer problem solving in many instances. Depending on the type of game there is different types of problem solving that the game may allow you to do. A war game might have you figuring out what units you need to build to take out a certain base or perhaps in a campaign mode where the computer starts off with more then you, you can learn how to react to different situations the game may force you in to. Perhaps in an RPG you have to figure out a puzzle of some kind that will get you out of a dungeon. Another example may be having to talk to a certain string of people to get what you want. Overall many different games facilitate problem solving just implemented in different ways.
I agree with destrotroll, I believe every game has problem solving in their own way. I think that it is impossible to have a game without problem solving because there has to be some sort of strategy to your game that you are playing.