

However, as with the use of PS5 Dual Sense features, different games do this in different ways. They are like your very own guide, tailored to your current play through, providing information on progress, tips on things you've missed, more things to do (and how long they will take) and short videos of how to complete objectives (that you can pin to the side of the screen while you are playing). It’s a really neat part of the system that you can pop-up while playing by pressing the PlayStation button on the controller. PlayStation 5 Activity Cards are a part of the operating system that provide a quick and easy way to see your progress, and get helping progressing (or finding what you’ve missed) in games.

In platform games the action focuses on exploration and timed jumps. In Open World games the action arises through encounters with situations and characters. In Sports games this action is focused on team or individual performance in rounds of play. There will be certain points in the game where the action reaches a crescendo, perhaps with a harder "boss" enemy that must be defeated before moving on.Īs opposed to Turn-Based games, that pause while the player decides their next move, action games are usually time-pressured. They are a call to "action", to play your part in exciting events that require hand-eye coordination, good timing, quick reactions and learned skills.Ĭommonly you will control a character to navigate a level, collect objects, avoid obstacles, and battle enemies. In this entry we are looking at Action games.Īction video games focus on exciting or challenging activities.

This is designed for people new to gaming, and aims to identify games with the least barriers. In this series, we are learning how different aspects of video games work by playing games that offer an easy introduction to this one concept.
