Dialogue
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Chop assistants
As a child, I watched my friend’s dad play Tomb Raider, a stack of A4 sheets perched on his knee – afull walkthrough printed out in Courier New. We ribbed him for cheating, of course, but years later I am playing Elden Ring looking down at my smartphone perched on my own knee – checking quest lines, getting tips for bosses, or comparing weapon stats to optimise my build.
Adrian Hon wrote in about this phenomenon and I enthusiastically nodded along reading about the collective play fostered by companion apps and websites. I enjoy this manner of ‘cheating’. It helps me clear objectives that might otherwise be roadblocks, maximises my playtime, and allows me to set and reach my own goals: I see it as an accessibility feature. Yet I agree with Adrian that we could be much better served with the right
