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larsmaehlum t1_jdsbpod wrote

i’m playing regular Minecraft with my 6 year old. Would Dungeons be a good game for branching out into different genres, or is it a bit early?

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Positive_Chemical_91 t1_jdsfzi0 wrote

My 6 year old and I beat tower mode the other day and had a ball. It allows them to make simplistic decisions in terms of items. He was reading all descriptions and made some clever decisions on his build. Definitely wish I could get him into d4 but it’s not age appropriate

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larsmaehlum t1_jdsgyep wrote

His reading is a bit weak yet, and English isn’t his first language, so if that’s required I guess it might be a bit early.
The hunt continues..

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Positive_Chemical_91 t1_jdsigq1 wrote

If you guys haven’t yet, plants vs zombies battle for neighborville was an awesome age appropriate shooter couch co op game. We really enjoyed it

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SloshuaSloshmaster t1_jdv0k83 wrote

I am playing that right now with my daughter she loves PvZ. "Dad you're always the corn guy"

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AveryLazyCovfefe t1_jdxrjpc wrote

It's a shame EA pulled the plug on it just a year after launch. It's a very fun game.

That makes me wonder what on earth PopCap are doing right now. They can't just be doing mobile games.

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WaitIMadeTheUniverse t1_jdtnv7s wrote

It's not required, mine just picks what he thinks looks cool or that he knows works well. It's an awesome diablo-lite and the kid would love it with you as a partner

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TurdManMcDooDoo t1_jdvze3z wrote

You can use it as a great opportunity to help with his English reading skills! Just read everything on the screen out loud while occasionally testing him to see how much of a line he was able to read

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larsmaehlum t1_jdw0gc5 wrote

Good idea, but he’s really not there yet. Gotta learn how to actually read first, adding another language into the mix is a bit early and will likely be confusing.

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Cappypap77 t1_jdw4hdr wrote

Mario games would be good, a lot of them don't require heavy reading and provide a lot of visual instruction. Also, because the character is so popular there's a ton of genres to branch out to while still keeping the same familiar characters. Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Mario Party etc. There's even Mario Baseball/Tennis/Soccer and more if you wanna get them into sports

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larsmaehlum t1_jdw5g9p wrote

He used to play a lot of mario kart, and some other mario games as well.
But I’m trying to turn him into a PC gamer ;)

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skanadian t1_jdw1c39 wrote

There's an accessibility option to read everything on screen.

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larsmaehlum t1_jdw20jk wrote

Still in English, so wouldn’t help much. I guess I can translate for him.

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DerTanni t1_jdytrxj wrote

If you are looking for games to play woth your kid id recommend Lego Marvel Super Heroes.

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barbarian772 t1_jdz7ofr wrote

What is his native language? Dungeons has quite a few supported languages.

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larsmaehlum t1_jdz87si wrote

Norwegian. Switched Minecraft to it already, but he’s mainly just recognizing the icons.

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WorldGoingOneWay t1_jdw0h8j wrote

Is it because the adults/parents of nowadays are more conscious about what video games are and how they function, or were the past years so wild that something being age appropiate wasn't even in consideration. I remember playing D2 at a "gaming cafe" at 6 and nobody batting an eye about it (other adults, I mean, as my parents wouldn't have a clue what I was playing)

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Scow2 t1_jduzvge wrote

D3 should be a decent substitute if he's looking for more to hold until he's old enough for D4.

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ApocalypticDrew t1_jdsxn6g wrote

I play it practically daily with my 6 year old and he adores it. Picture recognition for the weapons and armor go a long way. Mine can't read everything yet, but he sees the pictures and knows what it is from when I've told him. Plus there's a green arrow up for gear increases, and red down for non upgrades. I think they could get by just fine. Also, it's fun enough to where I stay up and play solo at night sometimes after he goes to bed and have reached Apocalypse + mode 😅

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larsmaehlum t1_jdsxuo1 wrote

Sounds good. I’ll have to look into getting a session going next weekend.

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goopped t1_jdsg13w wrote

A bit early in terms of his age? I doubt it. If he loves minecraft, he’ll likely like any game minecraft. just explain to him this isn’t the “building” kind of minecraft. It’s fairly simple and straight forward at the start so he should get it quick

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Bennehftw t1_jdug8rz wrote

My twin 5 boys play it with me watching them off and on.

Reading isn’t really required, but I’ll explain the choices, options, styles and such which omits most of the academic difficulty.

It’s a very easy game to grasp.

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ProStrats t1_jduii1a wrote

Roblox is a huge platform with lots of game options. You may enjoy some over others, and they are all free with optional purchases.

My kids love Roblox, and there are quite a few games that I enjoy as well. Not as much as my standard games, but enough to sit through and play for an hour or two here and there.

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