In the past couple weeks, I’ve switched Slay the Spire to my target language. Now even my most compulsively procrastinating time gives a little practice.
It’s not the greatest for intensive study (no audio, after all), but it’s a great way to ease in.
I already know most of it just from pictures and having played a lot, so it’s fun even if I’m not being a great learner
Quite a few cards, items, or events show up just seldom enough that I do still need to read them
There are tons of words I don’t know, many of them at the top of the card showing a picture of the thing
Lots of repetition, so my brain gets the redundant exposure it needs
And besides that specific instance, I’m getting more confident overall. To the point where I feel like I won’t be totally missing out on games if I try to play them in Japanese.
That sounds impressive! Give playing in japanese a try maybe? I’ve noticed I really enjoy being sometimes thrown into the deep end and not understanding everything. It motivates me to learn even more if I don’t understand but I want to :)
I was thinking the other day how it reminds me of the same feeling I had playing some games as a kid.
There was that timeframe where I could read (in English), but it was very much conscious effort - so I’d be lazy and ignore text when possible, and there’d be lots I had no hope of deciphering.
It leads to this sense of mystery and wonder, where you have no idea what’s going on but you appreciate when you do find a clue in the words. Bit by bit you start to understand.
Exactly!! I remember that one of my biggest motivations for learning English was to understand what is written/spoken in games. My native language was never available so I had no other choice.
I’m certain I only know some words because of playing games. Not knowing everything was indeed part of the fun!
In the past couple weeks, I’ve switched Slay the Spire to my target language. Now even my most compulsively procrastinating time gives a little practice.
It’s not the greatest for intensive study (no audio, after all), but it’s a great way to ease in.
And besides that specific instance, I’m getting more confident overall. To the point where I feel like I won’t be totally missing out on games if I try to play them in Japanese.
That sounds impressive! Give playing in japanese a try maybe? I’ve noticed I really enjoy being sometimes thrown into the deep end and not understanding everything. It motivates me to learn even more if I don’t understand but I want to :)
I was thinking the other day how it reminds me of the same feeling I had playing some games as a kid.
There was that timeframe where I could read (in English), but it was very much conscious effort - so I’d be lazy and ignore text when possible, and there’d be lots I had no hope of deciphering.
It leads to this sense of mystery and wonder, where you have no idea what’s going on but you appreciate when you do find a clue in the words. Bit by bit you start to understand.
Exactly!! I remember that one of my biggest motivations for learning English was to understand what is written/spoken in games. My native language was never available so I had no other choice.
I’m certain I only know some words because of playing games. Not knowing everything was indeed part of the fun!