Even though I played on Easy mode, I still struggled and to be honest, that is just who I am as a player. The plot of the game stayed with me long into adulthood, but my terrible memory was a saviour at this moment because everything still felt brand new. My first thoughts playing the game was how much I remember and how much I’ve forgotten since the days of watching over my brother’s shoulder. (I would say thank God for easy mode on the PS4, but even I struggled at times.) I had ignored it initially, mainly because I recall it looking rather challenging to play but when you’re stressed from multiple essays and deadlines, all coherent thoughts go out the drain, and I started a new save file. So, there on the bottom of the list was Shadow of the Colossus. I was even considering just starting the game right there and then, but knowing my tendency to fixate on games once I get hooked, I didn’t want to risk it when I’m buried under paperwork. I had decided on the Kingdom Hearts series, another game franchise where my entire experience of it came straight from peering over my brother’s shoulder. I was scrolling through my brother’s PS4 games, deciding what I was going to play once I had finished my final assignments. My childhood gaming experience was exclusively being a backseat spectator to my older brother, and Shadow of the Colossus was a game I remember fondly as a child. For the third year, I feel like it’s a juggle between Stardew Valley and Shadow of the Colossus. The second-year was replaying Nintendo’s newest addition to The Legend of Zelda series, Breath of the Wild. My first year of university it was The Sims 4, where for the first time I actually bought an expansion and stuff packs. As always during the most stressful moments of university, I find myself latching onto certain games as a form of comfort.
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