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"Today is R U OK? Day.
It’s the day we remember that not everyone is as they seem, and many people around you may have internal struggles that you don’t know about...
Depressed individuals might be turning to games as a means of self-medication, immersing themselves in a game’s world as a way of forgetting about real-life troubles.
Some gamers may be disconnecting from real relationships, leading to increased isolation.
It’s an unfortunate truth that people who have a propensity for this kind of recreation and/or lifestyle seem to also have an extra susceptibility to this illness...
Today is R U OK? Day."
Fallout London hasn't exactly had an ideal launch—crashing issues have been reported by players—but overall reaction is still posititve.
Games Asylum: "Well, this is uncanny. This school management sim bears a startling resemblance to Two Point Campus, especially when it comes to planning and decorating rooms. Be sure to add a window and a radiator, along with a plant or rubbish bin. Indeed, certain aspects are almost identical – it’s just like revisiting Two Point Campus, only something is…off. It’s the visual style that leads to the uncanny valley feeling, using a low-poly PlayStation/Saturn aesthetic. An odd choice, considering the 32-bit consoles didn’t have a great amount of management sims. The PS1 did have Theme Hospital though – with Two Point Hospital being Campus’ predecessor, so we guess we can give it a pass on its artistic intent."
I almost bought this yesterday lol. Then I remembered I have 1000 games I need to play and I would probably touch this once.
After being forced under the map with no way to escape, Helldivers 2 was an option added to force respawn so they can get back to action.
Who wants real life when they can have a gaming fantasy life? If the Xbox 'holodeck' comes about will we even venture outside, or die happy?
Seriously though, I'm concerned about all this over the net communication over face to face these days. My son dates his girlfriends over the net with Facebook conversations. Really? That's dating?
I know about 4 people who have suffered depression and are into gaming. I'm not sure if gaming is where they go to try and escape or if they just do it because they feel disconnected from everyone.
It's amazing how many people you know who don't tell you they've had depression or have it.
Any awareness to this illness is a good thing.
I used to suffer from depression myself, and much like the article says, I turn to games for not only entertainment, but for distraction to negative emotions.
But there comes a point where you have to deal with it. Myself, sure I feel crappy some times, but talking to someone help out so much.
A nice message. I think it's especially important for gamers; we're online a lot, and the internet community isn't, let's say, always the most empathetic crowd.
As an aside, it's always nice to hear a personal touch in an article like this, too. There have been a few pieces recently that broach personal subjects like this, and they've all been pretty worthy reads.