Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Ring Fit Adventure (More)

I forgot to mention yesterday that Adventure mode is not the only game mode. You can also work out on your own in the mini-games, or set up a custom program. That should contribute to extending the game's longevity, although the consensus is that there are 3+ months of content if you play Adventure mode for 30 minutes a day.

As a short summary, it's a regular fitness game with an entirely delightful adventure thrown on top of it. By Nintendo.

After playing this for a few days, I feel like I can give you a general idea of whether you'd like it or not.

Yes:
--Casual exercisers who would like to work out more, but lack motivation. This will be perfect for you, and fun.
--Regular exercisers who have unbalanced workouts, like runners who don't do anything else. Also perfect, because this will work every part of your body, and give you more balance, which will help in preventing injuries.
--The snowbound, who stop exercising in winter because they just hate the damn weather and don't want to fight through it to get to the gym. This is going to be me, at times, because when the hellscape freezes over and the snow piles up, I want to work out without needing sled dogs to get to the damn gym.
--People who are middle-aged (or older) and aren't really enjoying exercising because they've done it for so long that it's all starting to seem the same. I'm also in that category, to some degree.
--Gamers who don't really exercise but would like to start.

Not the target market:
--Super-fit people who have balanced workout programs. Even at the highest difficulty settings, you might get bored, unless you enjoy the game aspect of it. You also might not get the benefit from feeling your body get stronger, because it's already strong. I will say, though, that the highest difficulty levels are reasonably stout.

Well, it looks like I included almost everyone in the "yes" grouping. That's because Ring Fit Adventure is widely accessible, with enough difficulty settings to accommodate almost everyone.

It certainly seems good for me. You, too, hopefully.

Site Meter