This Game Completely Changed My Life

Hope you found something or some things to resonate with in this video, poured a lot into it. Love to all of you legends! 💙 Here's some useful timestamps if you want them: 0:00 Cinematic Intro 1:00 Looking back 3:26 How It Changed My Life 7:00 The Rest!

I am on my missus account, i say that for clarity. But listening too what you said, hit home for me personally. So i am 44, 45 in Sep. I joined the British Military in 97 aged 17 with PWRR, Sniper.... for a little over 10 years, and attachment sniper too 2Para towards the end of my career, then went in too the personal security sector. Gaming was always a part of my life, back at barracks, when we were shipped to Pompey to train the NAVY boys on Whale Island, on a stop over base at Marchwood, or even in Iraq, Afghan... There was always a PS2, PS3, 360 kicking about that we would play on. But when i left the military and personal security, my real battle began.... i went a bit mental too be fair, rage, anger, drinking.... all i did was drink, go clubbing, fight, gym work.... rinse and repeat. When i left the military life it screwed me up as i had nothing too channel all the crap that was in my head. I had to get help in the end, hearing you have battle stress or battle trauma as they now term it, rather than PTSD... I was chucked on meds, Sotalol, Mitazapine, Diazapam, Zoplicone and i admit i just felt like a total failure. But gaming, as ridiculous as it sounds, saved me. I love jumping on with pals, but they aren't always available too play. But like you...... Ghost Recon, BF, ARMA, Incursion Red River, Tarkov, Insurgency. Playing military sims is what i know as it's familiar with my past..... But it's a release as your mind just totally zones out. Either playing with pals or on your own, it just nullifies the mind, and all the memories, flashbacks, PTSD bulls##t just takes a back seat. Gaming, friends and talking really does help. If anyone is reading this, and they are down, depressed.... TALK, talk too anyone..... Jump online with pals and just have a laugh. Christ, if ya have nobody too jump online with, leave your platform and tag here, and i'll add ya, i'm across PS, Xbox and PC. But it really does help. Great video fella.

Nice to hear someone being positive about Breakpoint for a change. Fantastic to hear how it got you thru hard times and also changed your life for the better. Great vid but that was a top watch. Keep up the good work fella!

WOLF: My body healed up, not so sure my brai... (headshoted) DEEF: I wouldn't worry about your brain... What a magnificent timing and delivery of that punchline... 😂😂

This is not only a love letter to GR:BP, but to gaming and yourself as well. As an avid gamer for the past 25 years, and now as a father/husband, I have had a lot of experience with self appreciation and depression. I really appreciate your candid description of your past and reasons for picking up this game. I have loved every video of yours that I've seen and 100% believe you should/will have a much larger following than you currently do. I can't explain the level of entertainment I get from your tactical gameplay, especially when you bring in guests. I'm picking this game back up now thanks to you and would love to be able to join you one day on Golem Island. Cheers 🙂

Your production value is top notch. Respect for you honoring your grandfather

For me it was the division that changed my life, I went through this crazy run of bad luck (got my throat cut and stabbed in the neck and my face cut from right ear across to the bridge of my nose) and I got really withdrawn from people cause they always stared at the scar or asked about it. Played the division and made friends on that game I’m still friends with eight years later! I ended up going out to see some of them and they knew about what happened and were absolutely brilliant people. We take for granted just how many people have issues and literally use these games as an escape from reality for whatever it is that’s wore them down. Gonna need to try removing all the hud and sound options on breakpoint for sure, been ages since I played it. Thing the predator was just released then. Good few years ago. Lol. All the best bud from Glasgow and hope you keep making these videos man. ✌️

This video really resonated with me and has made me realise that I can’t keep all of myself bottled up(if that makes sense) so I hope you don’t mind but I might go on a small rant here for a bit. So when I was 3, my mother and sisters were shopping in London while me and my dad were back home at the Ulster transport museum, when leaving my dad got a call that my mum had an epileptic seizure and was in hospital.She frequently had seizures in and outside the house and it changed me and has made me. My mother battled this for 13 years and in this time I became numb to a lot of emotions (like love and in some ways happiness) but last year on June 13th my mum passed away and with her I felt a piece of me pass too. Not only that but only a few months later my great aunt (mums aunt) maud kells got diagnosed with cancer and passed away soon after. They were two of the most resilient and religious women I knew and I hope they are smiling down on us from heaven. The past year has been difficult for us all and I have entered a spiralling depression and with that came a curiosity for military shooter games which in turn led me to you. Your videos have helped me out immensely and I can’t thank you enough for unknowingly helping me and others through tough times. Keep making excellent videos and we all wish you good health

I watched one of your first videos just randomly a year or so ago and was blown away by how cool the video was set up. You made you and your friend in the video at that time seem like actual ghost recon soldiers and blur line, for me, between game a reality. I have always had a soft spot for wildlands and I’ve said before on one of your older videos that I’ve tried breakpoint a few times but couldn’t really get into it. There was something about it that, at the time, seemed tedious, boring, or confusing. Watching your videos back then is what kept me coming back to try it again and again till now, I frickin love the game. I’m obsessed with cosmetics and of course the stuff I want requires me to basically beat the whole game lol, but I have so much fun working towards it. Basically the point of this is to say you’re the reason I’m playing this game even after giving up on it a million times. So thank you and I hope you keep sharing these one-of-a-kind videos!!

0:35 Nice touch by adding that MW2 dialogue talking about ghost👌

dude , there arent seriously a lot things that have changed my life, but your channel has. never before have i seen who shares as much emotions with games. thanks for showing all of these, makes my day better

First I want to thank you for speaking out about your mental health and difficult times, it's not easy to do and this negative stigma it has is unjustified. I have a plethora of games where fond memories were created and to this day, I know which game helped me during which moment. From Splinter Cell series, Ghost Recon, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Hitman, Souls borne games, Silent hill, Resident Evil, The last of Us, the list goes on. I believe games that provide an immersive experience to the player in a way that creates a high level of verisimilitude, means the creators of said game were successful. Short sided people who don't understand that video games is not just for kids, games nowadays are so deep with their story, graphics, immersion that it's a perfect way out for many. Depression is serious, life is hard, and playing games for me is like therapy. It gets me through the toughest times, as does playing sports, reading books, music, social activities. Using Ghost Recon Breakpoint/Wildlands as an example; Just walking around, looking at the environment, peaceful, there's something about it. The concentration that it requires to tactfully clean up areas. I feel like I'm there and it's an incredible feeling. I want to play games until I am unable to, I started playing Super mario 3 on Nintendo when i was 3 or 4 yrs old, Im 37 now and I will continue to do what makes me happy, to hopefully continue my pursuit of happiness. Fantastic video!

I've tried but the desynchronization with other people on console is BY FAR the biggest "breaking point" for this title .... You get spotted by guys on your buddy's screen that isn't there on yours. The silencer could be attached on my screen but unmuzzled on my friends. Its just that every single time we try to enjoy it, something breaks or rips us completely out of the immersion. ( And that's just the technical stuff that pulls us out constantly; not to mention the futuristic crap many of us would LOVE to do without). I love Wildlands WAY more imo but that's entirely because of the setting, atmosphere & conflicts more so than it being "a better game". There's many little things they improved upon and did right here but much of what made Wildlands my favorite (and so special) just was missing in this one. Great video regardless and looking forward to more in the future

Fair warning - essay incoming. When you were talking about how GRBP helped you out, it reminded me of how LA Noire & GTA 5 helped me through some shit. It was 2013, I was 15, and my pop had his first stroke of 3 (maybe 4, we're not sure about that last one) - the first was his worst one, because he went from being highly independent to heavily reliant on others. My mum - one of his many, many kids - was the only one who stepped up to help him; everyone else was more than happy to coast along & let my parents deal with the hard yakka - you ask me, I think they (mum's siblings, just to be clear) were just waiting for him to croak so they could swoop in & steal his money. Anyway, I was in 9th grade, and my attendance was spotty at best, but not too long after pop moved in, I found myself feeling like shit all the time, and it got to the point where I didn't go back to school for the rest of the year. I couldn't really do anything to help my mum & dad, and I felt completely useless. My mum took me to a shrink, and I was diagnosed with depression, which is still a constant companion almost 11 years later, and I was struggling with the most basic things. I had a TV & my X360 set up in my bedroom and I'd play LA Noire and, when it came out, GTA 5. I still have fond memories of working the Homicide desk on cold rainy days, huddled under blankets on my bed. I remember playing GTA 5 with my dad late at night when pop was asleep & he didn't have to watch out for him. Eventually, I got help, went back to school, met some people that had a big impact on my late teens & early 20s, but I credit those games with giving me enough breathing room to help me get back to where I needed to be. I haven't finished the video yet, but I felt compelled to share. Thanks for the videos, Deef. Stay cool, legend 🤙

I agree that there is something special about breakpoint! The graphical beauty of this game is feels so immersive that I love playing it and seeing your gameplay!

You opened up a new way to play for me in wild lands with the HUD off. It feels so realistic and it makes you think about what you should do and plan your routes inside enemy territory. Keep up the good work Deef!

Love the story of how you got back into gaming.. although my situation was different it reminded me of me when I stopped gaming when I had my first child, not intentional just stopped and never thought about it.. then I had another child.. then all those years I didn't game then covid came along and I was put on furlough. And I downloaded rust and escape from tarkov.. those two games have a special place in my heart.. even 4 or 5 years later

I needed this. I lost my grandma last year and now taking care of my dad and Breakpoint has been the only game to help me escape everything

This was a great video so many different segments! I agree with a lot of what you want pretty much for next GR. When you went over your settings, I wanted to share that I like to play with infinite stamina ahaha, this open world is large I can't be burning out every 2 seconds waiting for my damn character to keep up, that's to your point of playing without fast travelling towards the end there. Great vid Deef, thanks for the shout! 🤘

The Modding Community on this game is Insane. i hope they don't shut this game like The Crew.