A quiet Valentine's Day

[witchpoetdreamer]

I started playing Kingdom Hearts for the first time with my wife for Valentine's Day. She's a big fan of the series, and we've really been enjoying spending that time together, trading turns playing. I really like the game so far. I tend to have bad nausea when I play or watch other people play with most games because of the motions in game, but this one I've been able to play for the whole day without a problem. I've had some luck with my wife's favourite games so far though, the Legend of Zelda have also been pretty soft on my motion sickness. In the past, I also managed to finish on my own the first 4 Assassin's Creed and Dragon Age: Origins, albeit at a much slower pace (in burts of one/two hours at most). And 2D games as well, like Stardew Valley, those have never been a problem. I once tried Skyrim but found I wasn't able to last more than 2 minutes before I started feeling sick. In general, first person games are a no-no for me, and anything 3rd person must either allow me to take my time with the motions of the camera OR be played by someone who also takes their time with it. Storytelling games (like Journey and The Last Campfire) and 2D games are the ones I can rely on the most when I'm in the mood for a video game.

It's just sad because I do love video games, they're a great way to share stories with people. And even if their stories are completely basic ("save the princess"), they bring people together in their shared enjoyment of them, and that's what stories do.

Comments

[dray]

I hear that! It's a fine balance between immersion and locking you into a camera movement that would make a human body lose it. TnT I'm glad you were able to find some time over the weekend to enjoy some gaming though!

[witchpoetdreamer]

Thank you! I'm still enjoying Kingdom Hearts very much so I'm glad about that XD