TAY2: Open Forum – Scratching The Itch

Hi everyone, welcome to your Monday Forum!

This last week, I decided to give Pokemon UNITE a try. One would think that the market for MOBA type games is saturated enough that something like this wouldn’t gain much traction, but it seems that isn’t quite true.

What I found most refreshing about UNITE is that it leans more towards casual play. You don’t have to learn a whole bunch of builds and fiddle with seemingly countless items to dive in. Sure, there are elements of this but for the most part the game is straightforward and mostly gameplay oriented.

I used to play League of Legends quite a lot and sometimes I get the urge to play a few games. What holds me back usually is the fact that I will probably play like complete trash as the game is constantly changing between updates – last time I tried to play League so many things had changed and even jumping into the solo queue was a bit nerve-wracking. My favorite champions had been nerfed into the ground and I had no idea how any of the new ones worked, so as you can imagine I was stomped. Not fun at all.

I still believe this kind of game is best played with a mouse and keyboard, but since that isn’t an option here I must admit that it does well enough for what it is. I’m mostly sure that it’s a bit better than playing with a touch screen, but I guess we will find out in a couple of days when it’s released on mobile platforms.

Anyway, it’s time for some questions!

• Which game, for you, is impossible to play without mouse and keyboard?
• Is there a game that scratched a particular itch for you recently?
• Are there any itches that you can’t seem to scratch?
• As always, feel free to Talk Amongst Yourselves!