Hey Everyone,
Going through my facebook feed today I stumbled upon a post thay had few Reddit answers by gamers about how games impacted their life. There were many answers but I chose few that I think really showed that powerful impact. I am someone who takes games as an art form. Games most likely are the ultimate artistic medium that we have created so far. When I say ultimate art form I am not trying to justify that it is better than all other artistic medium because all art should be respected within its own context what I mean is that the sheer amount of artistic talent video games take along with the experience that can give you something that no other artistic medium alone can give which further on can have a deep and lasting impression on someone's life and entirely change the way they look at the world.
These are the few of the answers I was talking about and seem very impactful -
As for me the game would be - Final Fantasy VIII.
At first I was reluctant to try this game because of all the bad press it had but one afternoon I was just bored and decided to give this game a go. Half an hour later, I was glued to the screen and I wouldn't touch any other game until I finished it. I loved it to death, and it's the game that propelled my love for RPGs, and also the one that taught me to branch out and try different genres. I know it doesn't have the best mechanics or narrative of the Final Fantasy series previously had but it just hit me at a place and time in my life where it was exactly what I needed to experience right then. And every time I go back to it, I don't see the flaws that everyone is so quick to point out - I just see everything I love about it.
I finally realized just how much I had been missing out.
Is there a game that has been so life changing for you or left a great impact on you?