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With gaming often bringing me into a really depressive headspace sometimes with how the markets are developing, whats a game you can always go to and just be lost in, or just be happy with?

Personally i would go for advance wars 1 and 2 on the gba (there is no remake and never will be)

the artstyle, the music, the game-play is just simple, yet effective, a sublime experience of very fun times.

Whats yours?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No Man's Sky is a good mix of nice scenery, low stress, and engaging without requiring a lot of mental capacity that can be comforting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

also worth mentioning: No Man's Sky (or NMS) has lots of settings to tailor the experience to the difficulty you want. It can be a walk in the park, just building with limitless resources, and it can be permadeath.

I have multiple save games in NMS which I pick up based on my mood. A Survival save game when I don't want to mindlessly wander but don't want consequences, a Permadeath savegame when I want to be thrilled and a Normal savegame if I just want to soak in the beautiful planets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Excellent point. I keep meaning to try a permadeath run but its hard with a 2 year old running around to find the time for something like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

just… don't. Not everything in life has to be hard ;)