Comfort Games Are Important

This stuck with me so much , particularly the end part. All my friends make fun of me for not watching Attack on Titan but I just don’t have the mental or emotional energy that show requires

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I think a big factor is being able to enter a flow state while playing, which is why you can consider both games like Doom or Dark Souls, as well as Minecraft or Skyrim, a comfort game. Being able to be transported and completely absorbed in a game world where none of the world's problems are able to distract and being present and immersed in the game in front of me is what I consider to be my comfort place.

"You're not trapped in a level with demons, they're trapped there in with you" Fucking nailed it! That's precisely why I love series such as DMC and Doom. Wonderful video my man! And the fact that Bury the Light played in it makes it automatically 1000 times better. Stay motivated bro.

hades is my comfort game. perfect for putting down and picking up whenever you feel like. you can get the catharsis of tearing the flesh of the monsters in each level, and then you can stroll through the halls of Hades, ticking off each task and talking to each character, while the game gently leads you to your next heat.

I don't think I'll ever feel the same amount of comfort from a video game as walking around areas like Kamurocho in the Yakuza series, they just have such a nice feeling to them and it's nice to drink in the scenery or do a side activity after an intense point in the plot.

Weirdly enough my comfort game used to be fallout 4. It's just calming being high level popping heads to level up to unlock everything while listening to lone wanderer

I love that the nostalgia part has a Skyrim background in the beginning. It’s such a nostalgia/comfort game to me, one of the first game that hooked me younger.. watching my dad play on the 360 was golden. I played a bunch on PC but it’s not on the same level.

My comfort game is pkmn diamond. I played it as a child and hated the rival but loved my pinplup. I have over 999 hours on the original cartridge, 300 on legends Arceus.

I think games can be both fun and engaging, and Persona series are a great example of this: You've already touched on some of the comfort game elements but they also have moments of deep insight unusual for video game writing. Sure, they aren't philosophy masterpieces but between all the levity and sheer *style*, they provide rather interesting bits of commentary on the human condition, too. While I'll admit to not being a huge fan, I think the Persona series is remarkable for being able to pull off a great balance between escapism and depth.

Kingdom hearts 2 is a comfort game for me. The relaxing mundaneness of its opening hours and it’s settings make you wish that it could go on forever. Very similar to how Roxas wishes his summer would last forever. The game rips you from this comfort and it knows exactly what it’s doing.

Subnautica is my comfort game, it's crazy how much satisfaction there is in walking around the ocean floor in a prawn suit looking for more while the sultry sounds of a deadly leviathan play in the distance

I actually did not consider DMC5 a comfort game until you mentioned it. I keep going back to it to get better at beating Dante or the Blood Palace.

I think all games can be comfort games to the right person, undoubtedly I love to relax to some fire emblem when I need to unwind.

This channel is a textbook definition of 'hidden gem'. I am immensly happy to have found it - you have an awesome style, the subjects you cover in your videos are all great topics to discuss and the editing skills are just top notch 👌 Praying for the algorithm to work for you! It's fascinating how many different approaches are there for comfort games. I was very surprised to discover just how much comfort and sheer joy you get from playing DMC5, at some point after learning different moves your muscle memory just kicks in, and you're like, styling on every moving thing on the screen while your fingers are mashing a solo not unlike the guitarists' of the OST. (BTL jokes will never get old thank you, though my personal favourite is Subhuman). Death Stranding has very meditative gameplay with the combination of being over-the-top rewarding and praising the player. Every person you deliver to is always happy and thankful, and they will make sure you don't forget that. I saw a couple of times the opinion that the praise is almost satirical, but personally I don't think so. Also, when tou take a break and let Sam sleep the game will tell you "Sam is resting, maybe you should go to" and it's really nice. I find a lot of comfort in, well, making my characters are comfortable. Sometimes it takes the form of not taking my favourite companion on a mission I know they wouldn't like in a bioware game, or, if the game allows it - in taking care of the protagonist. There were times when I just, let Sam take a break and enjoy the waterfall or leave him to have a good time in a hotspring and just went to do some chores or cooking. Same goes for Arthur in RDR2. (spoilers for chapter 3 I believe? middle game) So, there is a mission after which Arthur is hurt, he had to save himself, and after getting back to camp he recovers off-screen. And this was so Infuriating to me. Like, the gang always call themselves a family, but some undisclosed amount of time passes, which you learn in a black screen after a cutscene, and then everyone is like Arthur's fine. I was not! I, as the player was absolutely not fine! Black screen and a smily sticker won't cut it for me after what you put that man through, where is the support and comfort Arthur (and I) needed? I can't just go out in the world after that like nothing happened. So, I pretty much went fishing and light horse walking around the camp for like, a week of game-time. If the game won't care for Arthur, I sure as hell will. (also, I really think a lot of games would benefit of even small systems like this - let the players make our protagonists be nice and comfortable, they shouldn't run around 24/7 no sleep on our every whim) P.S. This is a universal recommendation - play Outer Wilds. P.S.S. this is kind of long, thanks to everyone who stuck till the end

The Normandy SR-2 was my favorite game hub ever. It really felt like my command, and that reveal cinematic when you escape the medical facility at the start of ME2 gives me goosebumps every time, and finishing the whole trilogy in the definitive edition gives me the same melancholy I get from finishing a good show or game, that feeling of "what the hell do I do now?" every time

As fromSoftware games have been my go to as far as comfort games, lately I've been playing a ton of Monster Hunter World Iceborne as my go to for comfort. Love all dark souls and elden ring including sekiro and bloodborne. However MHW is a bit different all the while feeling similar when it comes to enemy patterns and of course difficulty. Great video Lex.

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Overwatch and Final Fantasy 15 have been my comfort games since 2016. I was going through a painful time in my life with an eating disorder and constantly in and out of doctors offices.. it wasn't fun. I was 16/17 and just felt so alone. It was so hard.. and I still think about it all sometimes. Those games just made all the pain melt away, especially Final Fantasy 15. The way they built the friendship bond between the boys was so pure and special, it felt genuine. Ever since 2020, Dragon Age Inquisition has been a comfort game for me. I just love everything about, whenever I'm going through a rough day, it's just my go to. It always makes me feel better. But this video perfectly explains it all, I love it. Please stay safe everyone. ❤️