{"id":9083,"date":"2023-02-24T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/after-decades-ive-finally-found-a-game-that-moved-me-emotionally-dominik-diamond\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T12:37:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:37:37","slug":"after-decades-ive-finally-found-a-game-that-moved-me-emotionally-dominik-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/after-decades-ive-finally-found-a-game-that-moved-me-emotionally-dominik-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"After decades, I\u2019ve finally found a game that moved me emotionally | Dominik Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love games but they\u2019ve never affected me like music or books \u2026 then I found one about parental regret and bad life decisions<\/p>\n

I have always thought there is a contradiction at the heart of video games: by virtue of their interactivity, I find them much more engaging than TV, music, movies \u2013 but I\u2019ve never related to them emotionally and psychologically to the same degree as I have with other entertainment forms. The Jam sang all the thoughts I had as a working-class teenager. Watching Friends, I aspired to be popping in and out of my pals\u2019 apartments in our 20s, dropping quips. Bruce Willis<\/a> movies always made me feel that I, too, could wisecrack my way out of any situation. And latterly, the books of Matt Haig<\/a> have helped me analyse depression, anxiety, loneliness and what, if anything, I\u2019ve done with my life.<\/p>\n

Video games never did that for me. Until I played Old Man\u2019s Journey.<\/p>\n

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\nI love games but they\u2019ve never affected me like music or books \u2026 then I found one about parental regret and bad life decisions
\nI have always thought there is a contradiction at the heart of video games: by virtue of their interactivity, I find them much more engaging than TV, music, movies \u2013 but I\u2019ve never related to them emotionally and psychologically to the same degree as I have with other entertainment forms. The Jam sang all the thoughts I had as a working-class teenager. Watching Friends, I aspired to be popping in and out of my pals\u2019 apartments in our 20s, dropping quips. Bruce Willis movies always made me feel that I, too, could wisecrack my way out of any situation. And latterly, the books of Matt Haig have helped me analyse depression, anxiety, loneliness and what, if anything, I\u2019ve done with my life.
\nVideo games never did that for me. Until I played Old Man\u2019s Journey. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love games but they\u2019ve never affected me like music or books \u2026 then I found one about parental regret and bad life decisions I have always thought there is a contradiction at the heart of video games: by virtue of their interactivity, I find them much more engaging than TV, music, movies \u2013 but …<\/p>\n

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