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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.
Start her in a fallout dungeon and have her navigate out lol
The only games I can't play are survival games where you have tons of metrics to look after. Or there was one where thirst was measured, but I played the game probably 10 rounds and only ever found one empty bottle and was like this is "hard" this is fucking stupid. But it's like, why the fuck does it measure hygiene in a zombie apocalypse game?!? In a world wear everything stinks, having a clean scent would be a danger. After basic training I could smell perfume from 60+ yards away for about a week.