Do rpg games like final fantasy improving your thinking and decision making skills?

I just thought about it, i was playing final fantasy a2 on the ds and you must really think about a plan b4 rushing to your enemy



do rpgs period improving your thinking?Do rpg games like final fantasy improving your thinking and decision making skills?
It probably helps vague analytical skills, but mostly it teaches you how to better play similar games. Although it's certainly better than games where all you do is mash buttons, I don't think it has much actual value.Do rpg games like final fantasy improving your thinking and decision making skills?
The brief answer: it probably does improve your decision making skills, BUT it probably won't help you too much outside of video games.



The elaborate, overanalysis:

In video games, RPGs tend to be the more "intellectual" (due to lack of a better word) games, but I'm sorry to say that I don't think it won't help you that much in real life.



Of course, making a battle plan will give you more a strategic experience than just mashing "X" (*ahemkingdomheartsagem*) and weighing choices is a good skill. But...



...In most cases (in real life) where it would be completely necessary to make a decision without outside help would be a rather dire situation. This would probably involve making life/death decisions, and you probably don't get into too many of those. On the off chance that this does happen, you'd probably be too overwhelmed by stress/anxiety to make an educated decision.



Think about it; in Final Fantasy, you are given a limited number of choices (Cure, Haste, Attack, etc.) and you can, generally, take your time.

In the real world, you aren't given your choices on a blue menu; instead, the possibilities are yours to discover. What you decide depends on your creativity and your resources (time, items, whatever).

Time cannot be stopped and sometimes the solution you pick isn't the best one, but perhaps it is one that suffices.



In a nutshell, you can exercise your problem-solving skills with video games. However, I wouldn't say that choosing "Cure" over "Esuna" is going to help you save children from a burning bus.Do rpg games like final fantasy improving your thinking and decision making skills?
In my opinion rpg games improve your skills in problem solving and help you learn to way positives against negatives.