Some hinting is required, at least! I recently played a game ("Brain Hotel") and looked at an item, and the character said "Nothing to say about it,". This instantly made me conclude that it's not important and just ignored it. Except it was an important item you must pick up.
Also in that game, there's a crate you can pick up. You try to open it. "I can't open it." The problem I have with that statement, is WHY can't he open it? Because he's under an oath not to open client's parcels? Because he just doesn't want to? Or because it's sealed with tape? Nailed down? Doesn't have a lid? WHAT? He should have said "I can't open it, I'm not strong enough, the lid is stuck on too tightly." So I had to look up a guide to find out that I do infact need to open it.
I like good puzzles, even hard ones, and if I do get stuck, and look up the solution, I hope that I kick myself for not realising it, rather than just saying "What? That's absurd! I'd have NEVER figured that out!"
If it wasn't for the fact that the Simon puzzle you mentioned had already been heavily discussed all over the place in every magazine and webpage ever, I'd have been stuck on that for ages, I'm sure.
Also in that game, there's a crate you can pick up. You try to open it. "I can't open it." The problem I have with that statement, is WHY can't he open it? Because he's under an oath not to open client's parcels? Because he just doesn't want to? Or because it's sealed with tape? Nailed down? Doesn't have a lid? WHAT? He should have said "I can't open it, I'm not strong enough, the lid is stuck on too tightly." So I had to look up a guide to find out that I do infact need to open it.
I like good puzzles, even hard ones, and if I do get stuck, and look up the solution, I hope that I kick myself for not realising it, rather than just saying "What? That's absurd! I'd have NEVER figured that out!"
If it wasn't for the fact that the Simon puzzle you mentioned had already been heavily discussed all over the place in every magazine and webpage ever, I'd have been stuck on that for ages, I'm sure.