Video Games have gotten me through some of the hardest times in my life. Lonely times. Scared times. I have a strong connection with them from when I was a kid, to now as an adult trying to navigate myself though the pandemic.
As a kid, I had a Nintendo…but I wasn’t in love with it. It wasn’t until I had gotten a Sega Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog 2, that I fell in love with games. The graphics, the music, the adventure, the creativity.
As I got older and I discovered emulators and roms, I started playing SNES games. So many games on that console are timeless and genius. I never had an SNES as a kid. I didn’t know what I was missing. But I’m glad it wasn’t until I was older because I was a little more mature and I was able to appreciate how amazing they were. I think if I was a young kid playing those games, I’d have taken them all for granted. Final Fantasy III (6) and Chrono Trigger 🥰 are still amongst my all time favorite games.
The PlayStation 1 housed a ton of memories for me that helped me through my adolescence. Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7 and 9, Final Fantasy Tactics, Chrono Cross, Grand Turismo, NFL GameDay. So many memories. All those games are attached to key points in my life that I will never forget.
My favorite system of all time is the Gameboy Advanced. I could take it with me anywhere. Have fun any time, any place, and there were so many games to enjoy and delve deep into. Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced, Advanced Wars, Fire Emblem, all the Castlevania games, all the Zelda games (the Minish Cap), all the Metroid games (Metroid Fusion), all the classic SNES ports. I can go on and on. That system helped get me through college. The GBA was my clutch when I was alone.
Currently, I play many games on my phone and PS4. I hadn’t played many games from 2014-2019. Then the pandemic hit and I was out of a job. Final Fantasy 7 remake was released for the PS4 and that got me back into gaming. I played the new God of War after that. Then I discovered Horizon Zero Dawn 😍.
The game I’ve been playing most lately is Axiom Verge on the PS4 and PSvita. Its a “Metroidvania” type of game. I discovered it from a feature story on IGN about the developer. Its a touching story. So I looking into the game and it’s exactly the type of game I love to play.
