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I don’t really play games anymore, not in a few years anyway. But their was a time when I was obsessed with Elder Scrolls IV. It was a time when I was deeply depressed and all I wanted to do was either die or escape into the world of Cyrodiil. I think I played through the entire game at least 5 times using the different characters. It was one of the worst and greatest times of my life. When I listen to the music from the game now I am filled with nothing but joy of fond memories.
Some of (if not most of) my happiest memories are of taking on the life of a fictional character in another world.
They say a man who reads no books lives only one life, but a man who reads many books lives many lives. I feel the same is true for real rpg games.I have lived the life of Commander Shepard, Link the hero of Time and many more.
I guess its pretty sad that I don’t have many non game related happy memories. But that’s been changing in recent months. Life can be a wonderful thing.
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We have lived many lives it seems.
Indeed. I can still remember the knot in my stomach when trying to decide the fate of the universe at the end of Mass effect 3, I think I paced my ocean view apartment for nearly twenty minutes.
I can also remember the feeling as beads of sweat ran down the side of my face as the red viper took on the mountain to decide the fate of Tyrion.
Just because something isn’t real doesn’t mean that feelings we experience are somehow void. I hate when people say why do you waste your time playing those games. Used to say anyway. I have a full time job + a woman to look after now. No more time for games. I still read, but only now and then.
haha i know the feeling! So many moments. I still remember how happy i was when i learned to glide in kingdom hearts.
Never told old or to busy in life to take a moment to kick virtual ass.
Sounds like my childhood too. Escape into the video games, the books, anywhere but reality. Still to this day when I hear certain music I flashback to when I was playing a game or in a story when first hearing the song. In the moment it’s not so depressing, but looking back on it god how fucking depressing is that…
There is nothing like the escape that video games provide. Although I no longer have an interest to play them there are a few that when I see them they take me back to the happy days. The 2 best RPG’s I ever played were legend of dragoon and brave fencer musashi. Whenever I hear the music from either game it brings all the painful nostalgic feelings back…..man even thinking about it now makes me want to go back in time so bad…. its depressing as hell….