Interesting to see that the discussion here regarding Outer Wilds fits the general impression of it across the internet. I backed it on Fig (like Kickstarter but more pretentious) but thought it was ended up being a crushing bore of a game. Because I would, wouldn't I?
My dad is dead now but back when I first got into computers, Christmas 1984 when I was 11, there was a popular game on the Spectrum (which spread like wildfire to other home computer formats) called Football Manager (the original original, not the current worldwide phenomenon, that's a different series which came from something called Championship Manager in the mid-90s). Probably the most addictive game I've ever played although my age and the uniqueness of the experience at the time would need to be factored in. Anyway, dad wasn't interested initially but something changed because three or four years later he got himself a Spectrum and he used to spend hours in the spare room playing early football management games, things like Tracksuit Manager. Fast forward years and years, into the noughties and he used to play the 'new' Football Manager series I referred to earlier. But he used to bemoan how complicated the series had become. He died in 2019. He's still a friend on Steam. And for all eternity, the game he last played will be recorded as Football Manager 2012. 17.9 hours played, and he last did so on 14 February 2012. By that time, we were concerned he might be having memory issues and it turns out he did. Vascular dementia took ahold pretty quickly.
Anyway, reluctant parents: just give it a go. If you really don't have the motor skills (and don't forget, not all games are controller based or mouse and keyboard, some are simpler. Besides, motor skills improve with practice, of course), perhaps you could simply watch over their shoulder and ask questions, be interested. And who knows, you might just create some memories that'll last a lifetime for both of you.
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