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How Skyrim Saved Me From Depression

BY MICHAEL DENTON: This isn’t a sob story about how I became depressed. This is me reaching out to people who may find their safe haven in a video game, just like I did.

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nucky641875d ago

great story - read it - very uplifting. nice to hear the good things that games can do.

BoneMagnus1875d ago

Good read - the game served as a healthy distraction to be able to get through a tough time in his life.

And now he is married and has a great job - he is living life and games as a hobby. He didn’t allow gaming to become an addiction and take the place of living a real life.

I read a similar article about Zelda BOTW helping get a guy who was depressed and suicidal through a rough time.

Cobra9511875d ago

That's why it seems so familiar. I remember the earlier story.

Problem is, this may have easily gone the other way. The game is a distraction, and without real-life events coming into the picture somehow, distraction may have become his life, until it was too late. I wonder how many people have ended up in this same scenario, but without a way out of it. They wouldn't be writing blogs about it. They'd just be a silent, isolated mess.

william_cade1875d ago (Edited 1875d ago )

Video games are awesome. I got lost in Bloodborne and doing so helped ease some stuff. I hear you.

lucian2291875d ago

I don't have to read it. I just know it involves alot of mods from Loverslab and napkins

TargusX1875d ago (Edited 1875d ago )

And this is the reason why we should never stop selling physical copies of games - as to some its a life line of sanity, and often an escape to a better place.

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Forget Elder Scrolls 6, Skyrim Can Easily Be Made Into A Next-Gen Game

ScreenRant's Stephen Tang writes, "The Elder Scrolls 6 won't be releasing for a while, and in the meantime, the modding community has been making Skyrim into a next-gen game."

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GhostScholar53d ago

That’s just laughable to me. I think they’ve squeezed all they can out of an 12 year old game

mastershredder53d ago

"Easily" because they see mods, says the gamer. To heck with licensing, terms agreements conditions, etc. all you need to do is belive in mods. Yeah, so real superficial BS yo.

CrimsonWing6952d ago

Do people not want to play a new game? Like, I’d rather see 6 than just a prettier version of a game we’ve been playing since the 360/PS3 gen…

Popsicle52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Yes please. Did pretty much everything there was to do in this game. Took a very long time and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Skyrim is one of my all-time favorites, but I would prefer a new experience.

anast52d ago

They might as well. So far, it looks like ES6 will be mostly developed by AI.

Smellsforfree52d ago

I don't want a next-gen version of a game I've already played to death. Skyrim was a great game, but I'm over it.

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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I'm Replaying Skyrim (again), and So Should You

Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.

anast112d ago

I tried, but it's a poorly made game that insults its customers.

lucian229112d ago

nah, only mods make it decent, and even then it's bad, and this is after i modded for at least 3 years

Nittdarko112d ago

Funnily enough, I'm about to play it for the first time in VR with 1000 mods to make the game playable, as is the Bethesda way