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Good gaming experiences with no HUD?
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This is a perspective I just don't understand, personally. I've seen people get super excited about being able to turn off the HUD in Souls games and then die because they didn't realise they were low on health. I'm sure it can be done well and I'm not judging at all, I just don't get it. I'd rather have a well made HUD (i.e. Not over the top) than nothing. I kinda wish I understood the appeal.
All that said, I am 10,000% in favour of giving users options in all software. So if you can turn the HUD on or off, add or remove details etc, all the better.
It certainly works better in some games than others! Usually a HUD element would need to be replaced with a different on-screen visual indicator...how well it works can vary a lot between games and genres.