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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 9587725" data-attributes="member: 25818">I think a lot depends on playstyle and the game in question.Overwatch is absolutely a game where I suspect most people play it alone in their room -- you need to watch for things; you can't get distracted; and there's a lot of chatter on the channel.I play mostly RPGs, like Horizon Forbidden West (which I need to get back to and complete), or Red Dead Redemption 2 (which I have no desire to develop past Chapter 2, but I need to complete the side challenges), or Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All of those I used to play when my wife was in the room as well, maybe reading a book or whatever. But we could chat for a few minutes and then I could get back in the game; it has a pause feature, which a live game does not.When my daughter's awake, we're trying not to expose her to gratuitous videogame violence; at least, not for a few years yet. So, we mostly play things like Minecraft on Peaceful mode, or the current favorite Dredge (the Lovecraftian fishing simulator), or Disney Dreamlight Valley. Animal Crossing would also be acceptable, as is this new game I Kickstarted, Mika and the Witch's Mountain.Lots of options, and sometimes my wife is playing while my daughter is playing with her Little People and I'm on the laptop working on stuff for our Traveller game. It works. But not with live games, certainly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 9587725, member: 25818"] I think a lot depends on playstyle and the game in question. Overwatch is absolutely a game where I suspect most people play it alone in their room -- you need to watch for things; you can't get distracted; and there's a lot of chatter on the channel. I play mostly RPGs, like [I]Horizon Forbidden West[/I] (which I need to get back to and complete), or [I]Red Dead Redemption 2[/I] (which I have no desire to develop past Chapter 2, but I need to complete the side challenges), or [I]Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[/I]. All of those I used to play when my wife was in the room as well, maybe reading a book or whatever. But we could chat for a few minutes and then I could get back in the game; it has a pause feature, which a live game does not. When my daughter's awake, we're trying not to expose her to gratuitous videogame violence; at least, not for a few years yet. So, we mostly play things like [I]Minecraft[/I] on Peaceful mode, or the current favorite [I]Dredge[/I] (the Lovecraftian fishing simulator), or [I]Disney Dreamlight Valley[/I]. [I]Animal Crossing[/I] would also be acceptable, as is this new game I Kickstarted, [I]Mika and the Witch's Mountain[/I]. Lots of options, and sometimes my wife is playing while my daughter is playing with her Little People and I'm on the laptop working on stuff for our [I]Traveller[/I] game. It works. But not with live games, certainly. [/QUOTE]

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