GameInformer

I like to think that I'm not a picky gamer, I'm just selective.  There are plenty of games that I will play, but there are only a select few games that I'll finish, replay, finish and then replay again.  There are two things that I love about gaming above all.  The first thing is deliciously streamlined gameplay.  The second thing is learning how to play the game without FEELING like you are learning how to play the game.  The first one is pretty self-explanatory.  I don't want to spend five hours learning sub menu after sub menu and having to go through convoluted processes to save my game.  I could forgive older systems because sometimes the technology just wasn't there, but today, we really have no excuse for clunky game construct and poorly designed save-point hell.  Unfortunately, many games suffer from at least one of these things, and they suffer for it.  Simple games, such as iOS puzzlers, tend to be incredibly popular because they are easy to pick up and put down, and the basic game controls can be mastered within a minute or two. In many cases, simplicity here is surprisingly deep, as the limited number of exact controls can lead experts to playing incredibly intense and enjoyable sessions.