The passive interface is that thing that happens automatically without our mind even realizing it. It takes you to the destination without your mind even having to say a word.
This is the case for me personally at least, but I also don’t like it when I’m playing a game and I have to look up what to do. This is especially true with games that can be easily defeated with simple button taps. In an interactive movie or game, I like to use “tactics” or “moves” to bypass these passive interfaces and have the game move on to the next part without me having to think about it.
In the game Deathloop, this is especially true as the player can choose to ignore or actively hide the interface. By default, players will use a button to get out of the party, but if they wish to ignore the interface they can also use a button to hide it. This could be a way of forcing players to think a bit more about their actions, or it could be used to give the player a sense of control over the game.
But if you’re going to play Deathloop you need to have an active interface. I’m not saying the player should sit there and do nothing, but they should be able to say, “Look, I could be using this to get out of this party if I want to.” That way they can still be aware of how they’re being used, just by the choice they make.
Deathloop’s interface is like a passive interface. The controls are very barebones, and the interface is very limited. If you’re the kind of person who likes to keep things as simple as possible then you might be okay with that. But if you expect to spend a lot of time on a game like this then you need to use your brain a bit. You have to engage with the player.
So how does it work? Well, the interface is very basic. You can control your character as you would a standard game in a lot of ways, but there are some things I can’t figure out yet. For example, why does a character have a “pulse” button, and what does it do? I don’t know, but I would imagine someone who has done enough hacking and guerilla hacking can figure that out, if they really want to.
Well, that’s the thing, the developers did give us a few basic guidelines. The first is that you can control your character as you would a generic game. As a PC, each character has an attack button, an attack key and a shield button. As your character moves, you can use the attack button to attack enemies and it is the same for every other button. In addition, you have a shield button which is used to defend yourself if enemies attack you.
The second guideline is that you can choose to be in combat with your character as opposed to hacking. This is useful because it gives you an option of choosing whether you want to hack or to fight. The only real difference between the two is that you can be in combat where you have to take a damage to end the game and you can be hacking where you have to take damage to win.
You can also choose to use the shield to defend yourself. This is true of all of the buttons. The shield button is one of the most useful ones because it allows you to switch between hacking and fighting with your character.
