Not exact matches
Trust me, I deal with way more stress and hyper vigilance caring for my patients
than when I'm at home doing house -
chores and
playing with my 1 year old.
Also, rather
than scheduling everyone in the family to always do the same activities (which I was doing) this new plan had scheduled activities for each child (school,
play,
chores, etc.) so the children could get used to doing these things and will know when they need to complete each item.
It's the crappy camera management and the twisted control scheme (without the game pad) that make it more of a
chore to
play than it should be.
The combat is a
chore as the enemies have hitboxes larger
than your dodge rolls meaning you will get hit EVERY TIME, the weapons are about as useful as a toothpick against a sword unless you're
playing on super easy mode, the story is an illogical mess with some interesting world building mechanics, the characters are about as deep as a kiddy pool in a hotel resort, and the main character never shuts the hell up.
Even for readers disciplined enough to fulfill their reading time requirement before heading over to
play Candy Crush, studies have shown that the time spent engaging with the text is seen as more of a
chore than an experience.
Termed «Read And
Play,» the feature has been designed to make e-book reading on the Color more of a fun experience
than a
chore for kids.
While these moments do serve to mix up the gameplay they're also quite poorly implemented and feel closer to a
chore than a joy to
play, but happily there is not too many of these moments.
First up under the metaphorical Microsoft is Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which, and I'm just going to be straight here, is easily the weakest of the three titles, at times feeling closer to a
chore to
play than a pleasure, thereby tarnishing many of my fond memories of it.
More often
than not, trying to
play these solo proved to be more of a
chore, leading to frustration as the odds are stacked against you from the get go.
Some of these boss battles were quite fun to
play but the odd one or two felt more like a
chore than a proper boss fight.
There is a deep roster of players, and the game's cartoonish visuals look great, but the bare - bones online
play and frustrating gameplay mechanics sometimes make the game feel more like a
chore rather
than an enjoyable experience.
The combat is a
chore as the enemies have hitboxes larger
than your dodge rolls meaning you will get hit EVERY TIME, the weapons are about as useful as a toothpick against a sword unless you're
playing on super easy mode, the story is an illogical mess with some interesting world building mechanics, the characters are about as deep as a kiddy pool in a hotel resort, and the main character never shuts the hell up.
During my time with the Wii U, friends and family often found the GamePad large, and a
chore to hold after more
than an hour of
play.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still happy that I get the opportunity to catch all these Legendaries, I just wish that catching these Legendaries felt important, rather
than just feeling like a
chore because I'm
playing a bad minigame with the goal of just crossing names off a list, rather
than going on a unique adventure for each one.
Very rarely do I ever
play a game where there isn't at least one main story mission that feels more like a
chore than a key part of the game, but L.A. Noire manages to make every part of the game feel important.
Very rarely do I ever
play a game where there isn't at least one main story mission that feels more like a
chore than a key part of the game, but
Instead,
playing Wings of Magloryx can feel like a
chore, and some of the game's aspects are so unfinished you can't help but feel that Wings of Magloryx is little more
than bargain bin fodder.
The picture is less clear for women; parenthood has been linked to greater happiness in some studies and to less happiness in other studies, likely because women tend to engage in child rearing tasks that center upon both routine and
play, while men tend to spend a greater proportion of their caregiving time on
play.2 In addition, married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness
than their non-married counterparts given the increased social support available to married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with
chores and housework.