Just wanna comment that the use of play in his language is telling; really drives home the fact it’s all just a game to them and we’re just pawns or mobs to exploit

It really depends on the genre and individual taste.

There’s a game called the incredible machine which I greatly enjoyed as a kid. You were given an objective like bring the mouse to the cheese or vice versa and you had to build a rube goldberg machine to do it. A guide or walkthrough would ruin the game because then you’d just be going through the motions. However a hint system would go a long way to alleviate frustration.

On the other hand, as a dad gamer I am more conscious of my time spent gaming so I would utilise a 100% guide on games like the Persona series to see everything, as it’s really the story beats, character designs and music that are attractive to me. The gameplay really isn’t special (just a turn based creature collector/battler really)

She’s just dropping a hint to be better, alright.

Sometimes it really is just that simple no need to read too much into it. Just meet each other halfway!

Wyldheart seems like a good bet

This was the song that made me fall in love with the series and it’s basically been an earworm for me ever since the original game on the DS

Why not just use your phone then. Many android phones can launch into a desktop environment