Crazy gameplays affecting consciousness and worldview

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The modern game industry has created a huge layer of culture consisting of video games. Products of the game industry have found their place in public popularity and are able to influence people's lives, their lives and work, to change their outlook on the world. Games are firmly entrenched in our lives and have become not just simple entertainment, and part of the art, like movies, books and theater. And like all art, games completely capture their fans and have a huge impact on later life. Most games are forgotten quickly enough and do not leave any marks in our souls. But there are other games that have a powerful semantic and emotional load, and leave a powerful, unforgettable impression, turn the soul inside out. We have selected several games that, in our opinion, make players feel differently about life, about people, about the world around us.

Final Fantasy

The game was created and saw the world quite a long time ago in 1997, but has not lost its relevance. It brings social and ecological acute solutions to problems, and also reveals deep themes of earthly existence and the weightless fragility of people's lives, as well as the self-identity of the individual.

The rebirth of identity is shown through the hero Tifa's recovery of the degraded killer Claudia. Tifa, thoroughly, by the gram, revived the personality of the murderer. He started from his childhood, learning all the subtleties of his psychological and moral decline. As a consequence of the rebirth, the character of Claudia, became more lively, kinder, more vital.

The frailty and fragility of life is shown through the example of the heroine Aeris, who possesses positive qualities such as honesty, trustworthiness, purity. This is a kind of guiding aspect of morality in the game, its model and icon, if you will. The character elicits enormous sympathy because of his obvious virtue. The player gets attached to this character quickly and for a long time, so after her death, very unexpected by the way, sadness and horror from the realization of the perishability of life.

Having started to play, it is simply impossible to stop halfway, it is unbearable to leave the beloved characters. So we move to the finale along with the protagonists and enjoy the gameplay, which makes you think and feel all the moral aspects.

Xenogears

The stunning storyline of the game, elaborated and thought out to the smallest detail, covers 10 thousand years of history of a certain civilization. The game's storyline can be called a masterpiece, mixing an elegant cocktail of epic, psychological thriller, classic detective, and romantic love story. The game's ambiguous line, gives you a thread in the form of hope, which is the essence of the character. And then a new twist negates all the effort. You realize that the character's character is completely different, and the actions he takes are not the same as the ones you thought up for yourself. So, the player is in for a surprise after surprise.
The game begins with a shipwreck, and in a moment we find ourselves in a medieval village. The protagonist walks through the village, surrounded by beautiful countryside, green grass, trees, meadows, birds are singing and animals are running around. Halfway through, the hero meets a girl who ambiguously flirts with him. The romance is interrupted by raids by enemies, battles, and pictures of everyday life. Battles not to life but to death, the deaths of people from the beautiful village, all this is experienced by the protagonist, whose name is Fay. He simply has a talent for getting into any hopeless situations, getting caught up in stories, experiencing tremendous stress.

The game simply draws you in with its storyline, it is impossible to tear yourself away, and the characters evoke sympathy and empathy. The theme of the game is something to think about, as the main character suffers from dissociative identity disorder, so from time to time he turns the lives of those around him into a living hell. In the story, religion is laid out to the finest detail, all the mechanisms of manipulation of society are simply turned inside out. To successfully complete the game, it is necessary one by one to expose and tear away the covers of religious teachings. A huge number of philosophical themes are sorted out as if under a microscope. Playing this game, the gamer is able to think about the meaning of life for a long time.

Hellblade Senua`s Sacrifice

The main character of the game, created in 2017, suffers from psychosis, which she inherited from her mother. Her father bullied her, and the rest of her relatives did not like her and treated her rudely, with a kind of squeamishness. Was it because of her illness? Or were they themselves sick, empty and cruel of heart and soul, for example. But there was one man who was able to love the girl, and she reciprocated. Everything, it would seem, should be fine, but the guy gets killed by a dislocation. After that, the poor sick girl goes completely crazy and just disconnects from reality. Having lost a dear and loved one, the girl has become obsessed with revenge. That's why she heads to the city of her enemies.

The player will simply be struck by the depth of the tragedy of the diseased people, it's just hell and madness. The voices in the heads of the protagonists sound throughout the entire gameplay. They simply do not stop talking for a minute, and commenting on everything that happens in the game. They make sarcastic jokes and mockery, or warn of an impending sudden threat in the form of an enemy or a killer monster. All this tension and heavy voice-over create a frightening, tense mood. All this against the backdrop of the anguish and mental torment of the protagonist, Senua, who cannot come to terms with the fact that she has lost the one she loves. Her disfigured mental illness and quivering, tender, swan-like loyalty to the great feeling of love, touches players to tears and strikes at the heart. In the example of the village, it is clear that such a difficult life, the incessant raids of enemies, all this is not conducive to mental health. The player will have to think about the hardest situations of life, maddening oppression of people, the severity of life, phobias, cruelty of ordinary, healthy people to individuals with mental illness.

Max Payne 3

The game was released in 2012 and tells the story of the adventures and life of a police officer. The core message of the game is the truth that addiction, to which half of all humanity is subjected, breaks and ruins their lives. We are responsible for our elderly parents, children, close friends and relatives, but by self-destructing ourselves, with the help of addictive passions, we devalue the lives of those dearest to our heart, making it unbearable. Being in an inadequate state, you can easily get into an unpleasant situation with a conflict and a fight, which will radically change your life. And if suddenly a person dies because of your fault, then the subsequent life will simply turn into hell. Guilt burns the main character, the whole game he is angry at himself, this feeling permeates the whole game spirit. The most important thing is not to relax, always be on guard, and so does the protagonist. Let everything around is quiet and calm, pleasant company or loving family, check a few times, it never hurts.

02 November 2021