My defenses have crumbled. I can no longer resist Temple Run. Now I just need to make sure it doesn’t destroy my hands.
The release of Temple Run 2 has brought me in line with the millions of other people who love playing Imangi Studios’ endless runner. This game is becoming my podcast game—the game I play when I’m listening to the news or other pre-recorded chatter on my phone. I like it (not as much as Fire Emblem Awakening on my 3DS, but that’s another story.)
https://kotaku.com/the-worlds-most-popular-endless-runner-returns-to-show-5976655
I may like the game, but I’m not 100% sure the best way to wield it. I’ve been dabbling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUCRy6WYcU
I’m left-handed, so I figured this was the way to do it. The problem is that my thumb blocks the runner a lot. That can’t be right, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE9iKqrHK4k
I tried choking up so I could swipe above the guy. No obstructions, but this felt awkward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGRoAe9Mmts
It felt weird to tilt the system with the same hand I was also using to swipe, so I tried swiping with my other hand (I tried my right forefinger and my right thumb). Neither worked well. It felt too clumsy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP0meCknhMc
Another experiment: I used my left to hold and swipe; my right to do the tilt. You’d think the right hand wouldn’t help, but it felt better to off-load some of the tilting command to my right hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vVwmwrA5TU
The problem with the previous technique, though, is that it only helped me tilt the phone to the left. How to better tilt right? I added some second-hand thumb stability. Eureka! This feels right.
Are you also playing this game on your phone? If so, how are you holding it?
