Yes, I'm old school. I'm a hippie and will always be. I love exploration, creativity, & problem-solving. So when I see the forum full of questions asking for quick answers, I wonder if players are using their minds. Many are concerned about the quickest time, getting the right answer (i.e. "what's the potion for...?") Gee whiz; experiment & find out for yourself! It's a game. Everybody gets stuck, but gee whiz, at least experiment a bit. I don't mean to come off as a snob & forgive me if I have. These games are so wonderful because they require exploration. It seemed many players haven't taken the opportunity to do that. Just an observation.

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Hi, from a VV fanatic. I agree with what you say but a lot of the people here are very young and can't waite to find out themselves. Anyway I hope you enjoy it here at LDW, a great bunmch of peeps on this site.

Hi melanoma - I am old school too and love to solve puzzles and exploration too. I agree that some of the questions are simple to some of us that are of that mind - but we all had to start somewhere.
As colourmehappy said a lot/some of the users here are young and have not had the experience/opportunity of having to wait or experimenting for themselves - others just ask so that they can communicate with other people with similar interests.
Also WELCOME to the forums for the great games!!!!!

Hi i LIke solving the puzzles too, but plenty of tiems i need help. But unlike the people you describe, i fall in the middle. I only like getting hints, or nudges, and only give hints, or nudges.
And yes welcome to the forums

Yeah, I understand what you mean. But there does come a time in these games when you get stuck, and have been stuck for awhile. That's when a game hint or tip really comes in handy. Like in vv1, I worked for 5 generations first time I played it, trying to get my people to move that stupid boulder! And how much water did my people put on that field of dead flowers, before I got the hint to free the rubble, first.

Some of the stuff in these games relies on other actions that most would find simply by chance. Sometimes you lose a whole village, trying to find answers to some of the puzzles. A hint or tip, or both, sometimes saves a LOT of frustration.

Well welcome to the forums

I've always had the idea that the VV games were to relax and take your time with. There isn't alot of noise, only the potions explode, and the puzzles require some degree of intelligence. These aren't about extra credit, extra lives, or the bonus round. No one does cruelty, killing, or runs amok. Mayhem never raises its ugly head, and arguing is limited to waving arms and, in the main, talking to no one.

These teach decision-making, and the consequences thereof. If you assume a wrong end to a puzzle, as I did with the lift, there is always someone there to help.

I'm a Hippie still...laid back, admiring the creativity of those playing the games, and the different ways we reach similar goals.

Welcome to the forums, melanoma, and might I say you have a most unusual name?

Welcome to the forums

BOO!!! I just finished the game. This is my point. I should've gone even slower.

That brings back memories

Sadly, I looked at the guides alot while playing VV and VV2, but I've done VV3 all by myself, that is to say, I still got one puzzle to go, but I've as good as finished the game.

But yes, these games are too short otherwise, though I'm a big fan of open ended games, so I keep on playing regardless