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What are some common videogame difficulties for people with ADHD?
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A couple of times when I've played Dynasty Warriors with my girlfriend (who has ADHD diagnosis), I noticed that she would be literally running in circles having absolutely no idea where she was. She's not a gamer and controlling the camera can be finnicky for someone who isn't used to dual analogs, so there's that, but she also has trouble reading the minimap.
Yesterday I've had her play Crash Bandicoot 3 and she got "lost" in stage 2, the first underwater level. At the first sphere with electricity thingy, she thought she was supposed to keep going right, she didn't notice the pipe opening leading down.
Is "getting lost" like that common for people with ADHD?
She's also pretty lousy at Bomberman games, but she enjoys playing them.
Most of my problems are with working memory. I also get lost a lot, forget quest descriptions / hints, can't remember what NPCs told me to do, forget I have key items, get frustrated by reading or long cutscenes, skip all tutorials and then call the game unfair when I lose.
Most challenging genres: metroidvanias (basically the entire game is about remembering where you can backtrack to), some puzzle games, walking simulators, heavy narrative or text story games, some simulation games. Stuff that makes you sit still and pay attention like school
Most compatible genres: open world RPG, rhythm, PvP, action, management. Stuff you can just play around with and figure out intuitively