> Do people play video games to look at pretty scenery?
Yes.
> No most people are testing skills in video games
That's not mutually exclusive with playing for scenery.
Games, like all art, have different communities that enjoy them for different reasons. Some people do not want their skills tested at all by a game. Some people want the maximum skill testing. Some want to experience novel fantasy places, some people want to experience real places. Some people want to tell complex weaving narratives, some people want to optimize logistics.
A game like Flower is absolutely a game about looking at pretty scenery and not one about testing skill.
Yes.
> No most people are testing skills in video games
That's not mutually exclusive with playing for scenery.
Games, like all art, have different communities that enjoy them for different reasons. Some people do not want their skills tested at all by a game. Some people want the maximum skill testing. Some want to experience novel fantasy places, some people want to experience real places. Some people want to tell complex weaving narratives, some people want to optimize logistics.
A game like Flower is absolutely a game about looking at pretty scenery and not one about testing skill.