Why do I play all these games? Because it’s important that they’re played.

Because every game is a story, a world, a moment in time crafted by someone who cared enough to create it.

Because each one teaches me something new—about design, about culture, about myself.

Because in a sea of pixels, there’s magic waiting to be found.

And because, honestly? Sometimes I just want to escape, explore, and lose myself in different worlds.

So yeah. I own thousands of games, and I’ll keep playing them.

  • atomicpoet@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Because the post doesn’t suggest anything.

    I mean, I wrote a whole lot of text explaining why I collect so many games.

    It’s a random stranger gloating about spending thousands of dollars on games they barely play.

    I haven’t even told you how much money I’ve spent. And of the money I’ve spent, it’s not exactly a lot. I know people who’ve spent more money on hardware than I’ve spent on games.

    No interest in starting any meaningful conversation whatsoever.

    And yet, there’s lots of conversation here. You’ve already written paragraphs. Go figure.

    OP did not say anything meaningful or specific about their favorite “stories” or “moments” in games

    If you want to see posts where I talk about specific games, just go through my history.

    and did not show any interest in learning about yours or ours.

    If you want to share your story, do so. Actually, you already did.

    You or OP can do whatever you want, but if you gloat about your senseless consumption habits online while showing zero interest in starting any meaningful discussion

    Oh, there’s sense. Maybe not sense in your prescribed manner, but there’s sense.

    don’t throw out the pikachu face when you get clowned.

    I really don’t mind the many different reactions.

    Talk about them then. No one’s stopping you or OP—although I imagine it’s hard to talk about thousands of games they haven’t played 😂

    Yep, no one’s stopping me – which is why I talk about specific games.

    Wouldn’t it have been nice if OP did this instead of generically gloating about amassing a huge library of games they barely play?

    Just because you’re seeing this post here now doesn’t mean I don’t talk about specific games elsewhere. In fact, if you go through my posting history, you can see all the many times I talk about my experiences with games. Feel free to comment on them.

    The reason why you’re commenting here now, and not on my post about Curse: Eye of Isis is because this specific post created an emotional reaction in you.

    Or hell, you can look on my Akkoma account. I posted this about Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death last night:

    https://atomicpoet.org/notice/AvkWBhY1PJvUqiElYu