Comments on: Alone In The Dark. Weeping.

By: Gassalasca

Gassalasca — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:23 +0000

I read this at the Escapist, had no idea you posted it here as well.
In any case, I find that in such moments I am strangely reluctant to play any game. In times of great emotional upheaval I escape to other realms (music, books), but never games. I find myself spending the most time with them when everything else is going just fine, not a cloud on the horizon etc.
Could it mean that I don’t find games adequate enough of an emotion sinks? That I consider them unworthy of such a role? See them as inherently ’shallow’. I don’t think that’s the case, but there it is.

By: tim

tim — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:26:15 +0000

Thanks.

By: Oak

Oak — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:18:46 +0000

Monkey Island 2.

By: tim

tim — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:49:18 +0000

What game is in the 2nd and 6th screenshots? Really tugging on the memory strings. And uh, good article too.

By: LukeE

LukeE — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:23:42 +0000

Looks like Fahrenheit, aka Indigo Prophecy.

By: Sahagin

Sahagin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:44:20 +0000

Can someone tell me what game is featured in the third screenshot?

By: Seniath

Seniath — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:35:52 +0000

Two weeks ago, my girlfriend broke up with me, and I was devastated. I tried gaming as a form of escapism, specifically Mass Effect, but it just wasn’t clicking. Something about playing a game was keeping the part of my brain that I wanted to get rid of active and thinking.

In the end, I resorted to just watching hour upon hour of Scrubs. That helped, but now I’ve run out so am trying Mass Effect again, hopefully this time with better results.

By: Testicular Torsion

Testicular Torsion — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:07:39 +0000

As someone who’s been hopelessly addicted to Oblivion for the past couple months after a recent breakup, I can only say that you’re 100% right. The illusion of freedom from the real world is so very tempting.

By: Spacegirl

Spacegirl — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:51:35 +0000

Yeh, during my….least happiest days I often find myself plowing through an RPG. KOTOR, Jade Empire and Fable have all gotten me through tricky times..

Then of course there is Civilization. There are a million things to consider and decide, providing ample thought-distraction. The game moves exactly at YOUR pace, and it doesn’t really feel too bad when you lose cause (at least for me) the whole thing is a really cool sandbox just to explore around in. It also has comforting music and friendly sound effects (speaking mostly of Civ 4 here.) Just pulling back to the Earth View, and rotating the Camera as the whoosh noises play is very relaxing…

By: Morte

Morte — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:49:52 +0000

Ha! I’m about half way through The Longest Journey, enjoying it, and looking forward to the sequel.

Thanks.

By: Dug Briderider

Dug Briderider — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:47:03 +0000

This subject was touched upon with the Film Reign Over Me where Adam Sandler is suffering from crippling grief and playing Shadow of Collosus in the dark all day on a projector. I guess hunched over a 14" monitor playing Planetscape tourment doesn't have the same cinematic look.

By: sigma83

sigma83 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:10:53 +0000

The woman is 19 year old Zoe Castillo, one of the 3 protagonists from Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, which is a sequel to the screenshot no. 5, The Longest Journey. They don’t make enough of those games.