I go do something that helps others. Maybe volunteer, donate blood, etc. Doesn’t have to be big, particularly social or part of some formal charity structure. I just find the best way to feel connected is to excerise empathy and act upon it.
I go do something that helps others. Maybe volunteer, donate blood, etc. Doesn’t have to be big, particularly social or part of some formal charity structure. I just find the best way to feel connected is to excerise empathy and act upon it.
Boring answer, but I think Baldur’s Gate 3 is the only game released this year that I really enjoyed. There are some new games I haven’t gotten around to that I might enjoy, like Tears of the Kingdom, but I tend not to play that many games per year and usually let them age a little first for updates.
I think the favourite game I’ve played this year though was Citizen Sleeper. Technically it came out last year. Gorgeous art style, beautiful soundtrack, a novel central mechanic that reinforces the themes and the writing tugged at my heart strings. It also doesn’t overstay it’s welcome at all - I’ve only got 16 hours in it despite multiple playthroughs and all the DLC content.
I fully support those changes. Addiction mechanisms in game are harmful and prey on vulnerable people. Everyone thinks of those who get caught by them as rich people with too much money, but in my experience is it’s usually people who are mentally ill or otherwise impaired who are spending money they can’t really afford to.
I feel like a whole generation of writers were told that in medias res was a worn out trope and they all fled to the extreme opposite.
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