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I loved Firewatch. Any recommendations for something similar? Haven't tried Spiritfarer, but the others on that list don't seem similar.
Try: Return of the Obra Dinn, Gone Home, Dear Esther, The Stanley Parable, SOMA (with peaceful mode enabled). I've heard good things about What Remains of Edith Finch, That Dragon Cancer and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture but have not played them.
This isn't a post for or against them, but rather acknowledging the ethical concerns and how we determine what is "okay" for gamification. If we use these methods for health, education, etc., it is presented under the guise of "helping" an individual receive the respective benefits. BUT, one will likely be able to argue the same aspects for things like personal finance and video games.
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Getting an IV is a dramatically more effective way of hydration than drinking a glass of orange juice. Yet life isn't an RPG where you minmax and pick the task that increases your stat the most.
> Yet life isn't an RPG where you minmax and pick the task that increases your stat the most. Actually, that's basically how I try to organize my life...
Dark Souls got me through a rough patch so this article is essentially a non-sequitor. If they're going to extrapolate on a very focused study, is it healthier to address the therapeutic aspects of interactive media in general?
On the other hand games like Fighting games keep me widely awake and it takes me quite some time for the adrenaline to settle down before I can sleep.
Hearthstone is kinda in the middle of the road between the two examples. It largely depends on what happens and how much RNGesus screws me over the matches.
So yeah the game doesn't need to be calm to make me relax. I guess what works best for me is something that puts me in flow state without requiring too much of my brain power.
I loved Firewatch. Any recommendations for something similar? Haven't tried Spiritfarer, but the others on that list don't seem similar.
I find Doom extremely relaxing for me (except when I get frustrated with platforming or stupid puzzles in Doom Eternal), and usually after I finish playing I go straight to sleep and do it like a baby. On the other hand games like Fighting games keep me widely awake and it takes me quite some time for the adrenaline to settle down before I can sleep. Hearthstone is kinda in the middle of the road between the two exam…
> something that puts me in flow state without requiring too much of my brain power
Personally, the THPS 1+2 remaster and Tetris Effect have been scratching that itch perfectly.
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Getting an IV is a dramatically more effective way of hydration than drinking a glass of orange juice. Yet life isn't an RPG where you minmax and pick the task that increases your stat the most.
> Yet life isn't an RPG where you minmax and pick the task that increases your stat the most. Actually, that's basically how I try to organize my life...
Exercising might improve your mental health more than playing a video game for the same duration, but both activities will also affect many other "character stats" in various different ways.