Friday, May 02, 2014

Life lessons from video games

The other day, my good friend from Heroine and I were talking about video games. How he couldn't decide between taking the bus or MRT home, and that he'd better make his choice before the buttons fade from the screen.

In a way, it was as if it's saying that you should learn how to make decisions for yourself, and not let others decide your path in life. We all know how sad Eevees are; sure, it's cool how they can evolve into lots of different Eeveelutions, but does it really decide for itself? Nope, its trainer does.

My friend and I came to the conclusion that Heavy Rain is probably the most inspirational game ever. If you've never seen Pewdie play it, it's a game whereby you get to play as 4 characters, and the story changes by the decisions you make and if a character dies.

In the Walking Dead game, some decisions are very important to make too, because such a tiny choice made can leave a huge impact on the game.

But in Heavy Rain, and sometimes in other games too, it ain't just about decisions. It's about actions too. If you don't hit the right buttons on time, or swipe here properly, to dodge the enemy and shit, then your character dies, BAM! the story changes.

Sure, you may make the right decisions half the time but what good are they if you don't take the proper step to fulfilling them?

Just a short post, because my next class is starting soon. I've been listening and paying attention, and doing my work, aren't you so proud of me! I just hope this attitude is maintained through out the semester. I ain't got no faggot to be dumped by this time anyway.

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