The Discomfort Gauge
I’ve often heard that the need to urinate is the primary test games writers put a game through to test how immersive/compelling it is. The theory being that if, by the time you finally stop playing the game, you’re desperately needing the toilet, then the game is rather good. This seems to override any gripes they have about the game, and even if it does quite a few things wrong, it’s a Good Game because it kept you playing when…