Guy makes a thread:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-wish-i-could-turn-the-rewind-function-of-nso-games-on-off.561487/It's as basic as that. I don't mind the option being there, and I believe it has made playing a lot of games from the 16-bit and 8-bit era more accessible to me, but then there have been other game experiences it made me feel more unfulfilled by. I have poor self-control and addictive problems, that pace-breakers like deaths in most modern games serve as a very good break off point for me when playing certain games. And some games, I feel like are just not satisfying when I blitz through them with it.
Yeah, you can make fun of me for having poor self-control. I admit it, but it just is what it is. And I find that rewind feature incredibly intruisive for me in certain games. Replaying a lot of SEGA Genesis and SNES games and reaching moments of death or punishment are usually just wiped away for me and I overcome intense obstacles with kind of a lot of brute forcing. I know with certain games like Mean Bean Machine I've escaped losing so many times just through this strat, and I don't feel good for it. I feel like I just wasted a few minutes beating my head against a wall repeatedly.
Granted, there are certain games that I really appreciate the feature in, ESPECIALLY on the Genesis side of the platform. There's no denying there was a lot of BS design made back then just to extend the length of a game, and not all the obstacles are made to be fair. I know I wouldn't have enjoyed playing Ecco the Dolphin half as much without the rewind feature to make up for all the blindsiding I took in that game.
I just wish I could manually turn it off and on for some experiences. As it is now, it's so conveniently placed I find myself brute forcing myself through challenges rather than just adapting and growing from them. And I just find that has sucked out a lot of the fun of these games for me.
I've been able to use the system remapping to disable the trigger buttons, but then that means I'm also losing menu access and save-states which is quite annoying. I just want a simple on and off button.
Not a lot of sympathy, a lot of questioning/arguing, and B-Dubs shows up to lock the thread so nobody has to actually try to moderate discussion.
Other people go MODS HALP because this is a shocking disregard for mental health apparently:
This thread was only made two hours ago and so I'm not here to go "where are the mods???" but I do hope it can provide a jumping off point for stricter guidelines on how we discuss mental health on this site.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-wish-i-could-turn-the-rewind-function-of-nso-games-on-off.561487/
The OP lays something out extremely clearly that they are suffering from, and then post after post is made treating them as if they are the problem, and how their stated wish for a solution is irrelevant because some berk on the internet goes "well it won't actually work if you're really as bad as you say you are." Bluntly, this is straight up policing discourse of a mental issue in a discussion started by the one who has it.
Mental health acceptance isn't just "depression and anxiety are valid," it's about the majority recognizing that not all of us are capable of the same cognitive processes. We cannot, actually, do the thing when we feel like it, that's what happens when your brain's firing the wrong way.
Thanks for bringing this up. That was so disappointing to read. I was in the middle of writing an angry defense of the OP so probably best for my sake it got locked. I'm glad it got locked, and its a real shame that OP got attacked for making a self-aware REQUEST. Not a demand. Just sucked to see people respond that way.
That thread went about as well as I expected. I've always wanted to open up on some of my problems here but given how many threads end up in a dumpster fire, I just don't bother. I know that I'll have some supportive people willing to hear my troubles but then I'm sure some will just dismiss whatever I post. Why throw myself even further down when I know I'll get to read people straight up not giving a shit on my grievances. I just hope one day things get better here.
Mod appears to clarify that the thread was maybe locked because it read like dismissing accessibility concerns but then they read more and realize the OP has their own problems that should be Taken Seriously:
[USER=2707]Weiss[/USER] [USER=69945]Ashes of Dreams[/USER] [USER=8748]Tendo[/USER]
Accessibility can stand to improve all round and it is a frustrating topic at the best of times. That thread which I only catching up on now is a little suspicious.
For example, I find the framing somewhat poor. It took multiple follow up posts before i start to comprehend the level of compulsion the OP is experiencing. I get it, we want everyone to skip the reactionaries and enter the conversation with a compassionate and understanding mindset from the get go. Era, at least in its current state is not that place without a very strong OP to lead the way. Accessibility and difficulty has long been a shit show here for a variety of reasons. That this thread somewhat tilts the feelings towards that of an able bodied gamer bemoaning the inability to turn off accessibility features raises some red flags.
That some of if teetered towards difficulty/cheats making a game less fun, which is a grating argument against accessibility features at best and borderline ableist argument at worst didn't help matters.
Essentially accessibility topics have been a struggle. We want to stop it from circling around the same points and devolving into hostilities. Part of this includes being on the look out for potential concern trolling. It also means sometimes we might need to review the thread and/or drop a staff post etc.
In any case, thread is open for now.
Thread reopening post:
This thread is now unlocked. Lets tidy it up going forward so we don't have to lock it up again.
[staff]Self control can mean a lot of different things to different people. It is not always easy and can have many other factors at play that most people never experience. Be open minded. Those who suffer poor self control often need help and support, you see this clearly with addiction victims for example. It isn't always simple and there is no need to downplay it.
Disagreements and constructive criticism is fine. Don't be an asshole to each other.
A month minimum for those I find trying to be cute and using this thread to dismiss concerns about accessibility.[/staff]
So I guess poor self control is a mental health issue Era now takes seriously?
