Yeah, that’s a good way to put it. The FAQ advice felt like a treasure map you followed, which helped feel like you were still “solving” the thing since you needed to engage your brain (and it separately felt rewarding to succeed).
To be honest, watching YouTube and following along isn’t even the low effort version in 2025 - That’s reserved for just watching a Let’s Play and not even ever playing the game.
Yeah, I never watch a Let’s Play if something I want to play unless I’ve already played it. Sometimes I wind up turning them off if the game actually looks good.
Yeah, that’s a good way to put it. The FAQ advice felt like a treasure map you followed, which helped feel like you were still “solving” the thing since you needed to engage your brain (and it separately felt rewarding to succeed).
To be honest, watching YouTube and following along isn’t even the low effort version in 2025 - That’s reserved for just watching a Let’s Play and not even ever playing the game.
Yeah, I never watch a Let’s Play if something I want to play unless I’ve already played it. Sometimes I wind up turning them off if the game actually looks good.
Lowest effort is a reaction video about it, so I don’t even need to think about how I feel about watching the let’s play video.