{"id":13595,"date":"2024-03-06T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/pushing-buttons-why-do-i-get-so-emotionally-attached-to-inanimate-objects-in-games\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:39:16","slug":"pushing-buttons-why-do-i-get-so-emotionally-attached-to-inanimate-objects-in-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/pushing-buttons-why-do-i-get-so-emotionally-attached-to-inanimate-objects-in-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Why do I get so emotionally attached to inanimate objects in games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Like Kratos\u2019s axe and Halo\u2019s Warthogs before it, Pacific Drive\u2019s beat-up banger and I have formed a lasting connection as we survive a scary world together<\/p>\n

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I had to give up on Pacific Drive, the weird, fiction-inspired driving survival game I recommended the other week<\/a>. Not because it\u2019s bad \u2013 it\u2019s great \u2013 but because it needed 20-plus hours to play that I just do not have right now.<\/p>\n

Also, if I\u2019m totally candid, it freaks me out. It\u2019s a game about probing further and further into a long-abandoned exclusion zone in a beat-up old car, and the anomalies you encounter. These range from pillars suddenly thrusting themselves from the earth to alarming hurricanes that shove you around the road, and all are excitingly inventive and creepy.<\/p>\n

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\nIn this week\u2019s newsletter: Like Kratos\u2019s axe and Halo\u2019s Warthogs before it, Pacific Drive\u2019s beat-up banger and I have formed a lasting connection as we survive a scary world together
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\nI had to give up on Pacific Drive, the weird, fiction-inspired driving survival game I recommended the other week. Not because it\u2019s bad \u2013 it\u2019s great \u2013 but because it needed 20-plus hours to play that I just do not have right now.
\nAlso, if I\u2019m totally candid, it freaks me out. It\u2019s a game about probing further and further into a long-abandoned exclusion zone in a beat-up old car, and the anomalies you encounter. These range from pillars suddenly thrusting themselves from the earth to alarming hurricanes that shove you around the road, and all are excitingly inventive and creepy. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Like Kratos\u2019s axe and Halo\u2019s Warthogs before it, Pacific Drive\u2019s beat-up banger and I have formed a lasting connection as we survive a scary world together \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I had to give up on Pacific Drive, the weird, fiction-inspired driving survival …<\/p>\n

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