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12-26-2017, 05:21 AM
Finding comfort in games after the terrible, horrible, no-good year of 2017
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2017, with its natural disasters, human disasters, and all around horrible undercurrent that continuously barraged us with bad news and situations that sometimes seemed too difficult to bear, was a real fuckin' doozy.
In times like these, the world becomes a bit too difficult to deal with 24/7, and we need to slip away into something that can grab our attention, wash away all the reminders of the outside world for a few hours and make us feel calm.
SEE ALSO: Why 2017 Was the Best Year for Video Games (http://mashable.com/2017/12/19/reels-2017-best-year-for-video-games/)
In many ways, video games are great escapes from the real world. They require our full attention, making us watch, listen, interact, and solve problems, demanding our focus while the Earth, somehow, keeps spinning. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/25/comfort-games/)
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2017, with its natural disasters, human disasters, and all around horrible undercurrent that continuously barraged us with bad news and situations that sometimes seemed too difficult to bear, was a real fuckin' doozy.
In times like these, the world becomes a bit too difficult to deal with 24/7, and we need to slip away into something that can grab our attention, wash away all the reminders of the outside world for a few hours and make us feel calm.
SEE ALSO: Why 2017 Was the Best Year for Video Games (http://mashable.com/2017/12/19/reels-2017-best-year-for-video-games/)
In many ways, video games are great escapes from the real world. They require our full attention, making us watch, listen, interact, and solve problems, demanding our focus while the Earth, somehow, keeps spinning. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/25/comfort-games/)
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