{"id":5444,"date":"2023-07-23T16:11:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T21:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2024-02-08T04:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:43:53","slug":"why-i-like-playing-mobile-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/why-i-like-playing-mobile-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Like Playing Mobile Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why do I like playing mobile games? \u201cMost mobile games are bad.\u201d Some people claim. Despite the amount of bad mobile games, I still enjoy playing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am going to explain why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66392f7b95ddd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66392f7b95ddd\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/why-i-like-playing-mobile-games\/#I_Got_Into_Mobile_Gaming_With_My_First_Android_Device\" title=\"I Got Into Mobile Gaming With My First Android Device\">I Got Into Mobile Gaming With My First Android Device<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/why-i-like-playing-mobile-games\/#My_Favorite_Types_of_Games_Work_Well_on_Phones\" title=\"My Favorite Types of Games Work Well on Phones\">My Favorite Types of Games Work Well on Phones<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/why-i-like-playing-mobile-games\/#I_Like_Playing_Free_Games\" title=\"I Like Playing Free Games\">I Like Playing Free Games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/why-i-like-playing-mobile-games\/#I_Am_Not_Bothered_by_Lots_of_Ads\" title=\"I Am Not Bothered by Lots of Ads\">I Am Not Bothered by Lots of Ads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/why-i-like-playing-mobile-games\/#Mobile_Games_Are_Fun_in_Short_Bursts\" title=\"Mobile Games Are Fun in Short Bursts\">Mobile Games Are Fun in Short Bursts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_Got_Into_Mobile_Gaming_With_My_First_Android_Device\"><\/span>I Got Into Mobile Gaming With My First Android Device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My first Android device was not a smartphone. It was an Nvidia Shield Android tablet, and I loved the device. I was excited to see the kinds of games on Google Play. I tested and played many of them. These first experiences laid the groundwork for me to decide what mobile games I like to play in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_Favorite_Types_of_Games_Work_Well_on_Phones\"><\/span>My Favorite Types of Games Work Well on Phones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things I learned early on when playing mobile games is to expect a different gaming experience. Some people expect the same gaming experiences they would get on a video game console or a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I want to play something more full-featured I will play on my computer. Reminder I have a computer gaming blog <a href=\"https:\/\/computergamingfox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ComputerGamingFox<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I rather play mobile games that don&#8217;t require much attention. I often play mobile games while watching videos or doing something else. I love to play puzzle games. These games often don\u2019t require you to focus while playing them. These kinds of games will wait for you to do something.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toy_blast_powerups-926x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A level with Toy Blast powerups. There are rotors and one TNT powerup.\" class=\"wp-image-1839\" style=\"width:463px;height:512px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toy_blast_powerups-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toy_blast_powerups-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toy_blast_powerups-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toy_blast_powerups.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot from Toy Blast <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=net.peakgames.amy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android game<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I love to play word games. I often test new word games when I see them. I also love match-three games. Often I play a match-three game while being busy doing something else.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wordament_multiplayer_level-633x1024.png\" alt=\"This is multiplayer level in Wordament. A grid of letters.\" class=\"wp-image-774\" style=\"width:317px;height:512px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wordament_multiplayer_level-633x1024.png 633w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wordament_multiplayer_level-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wordament_multiplayer_level-768x1242.png 768w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wordament_multiplayer_level.png 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.microsoft.wordament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wordament<\/a> Android game.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_Like_Playing_Free_Games\"><\/span>I Like Playing Free Games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Free-to-play games can be pretty bad. Either because they are not fun. Or they are designed to make the most money possible. But even with all of the flaws, I still like playing free mobile games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I started playing mobile games, I played free games. I did not make a purchase on Google Play for some time. It turns out you can&#8217;t buy much without money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most money I spent on apps and in-app purchases was about $10 for years. So without funds, I found myself downloading and playing many free games. I eventually had so many games I liked to play I focused on those and got rid of any I was not enjoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still play many free mobile games. I can afford to buy apps or games now, but I still play a lot of free games because I am used to it. There are so many free smartphone games that you would never run out of new games to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_Am_Not_Bothered_by_Lots_of_Ads\"><\/span>I Am Not Bothered by Lots of Ads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Games with many ads are annoying. I don&#8217;t think anyone other than mobile developers disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I can\u2019t be that angry at people for trying to monetize their free games when I monetize my writing. I own two websites that have ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also rather see lots of ads than some of the things some mobile developers do. I see ads while playing mobile games so much now I am desensitized to it. I suppose I just don&#8217;t care anymore about seeing ads. Even though I complain about them often in my reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also like to watch ads for rewards in games. I wish more games offered rewarded ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_Games_Are_Fun_in_Short_Bursts\"><\/span>Mobile Games Are Fun in Short Bursts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you only have as little as five minutes to play a game, you can often make progress in some mobile games. I play games on my phone during my lunch breaks at work. I also play games while riding the city bus to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Thoughts Post #6: Why I Like Playing Mobile Games<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"[\"title\",\"meta\",\"thumbnail\",\"content\",\"tags\",\"comments\"]","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5444"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6184,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5444\/revisions\/6184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}