Anyone else find this game emotionally draining?

[CupCupBaconBox]

I can play for around an hour at a time before needing to take a break. There's just something so dark and dreary about everything. Everything feels grimdark and hopeless and miserable.

[Dr. Peppermill]

No. Because it’s the 3rd time I play it. Or because I watch horror movies, don’t know. lol

[Hex: Cuse Me]

That's pretty much the point of the game, to an extent at least.

[Thanous]

Seems like your soft

[Sinister]

I definitely feel that as well. But still I can't look away. I finished the game in about 30 hours over 3 sessions I believe. Currently considering doing a NG+ playthrough.

I have been turned of grimdark, miserable media before. It all depends on whether or not it's just being grimdark to seem "edgy" and "deep", while actually being rather superficial, or if it's actually actually exploring the dark themes and makes you think. I feel like the latter is the case here.

[Sinister]

Originally posted by Thanous:

Seems like your soft

Yeah, how the hell can anyone have actual human feelings and empathy in this day and age? /s

[Affronter]

Emotional, sure. "Draining"? Not really.

[Matthew 6:33]

LMFAO

[Tommy Wiseau]

The internet calls it "Misery Simulator" its normal to take breaks while playing this trash, when i replayed and tried to like it or find something good i had to take a break too, its emotionally exhausting.

[Dr. Peppermill]

Originally posted by Sinister:

Currently considering doing a NG+ playthrough.

If you don’t want to spend too much time on NG+, turn on modifiers like “infinite ammo” and it will be a walk in the park. Yes, it completely destroys the experience but some people have limited time.

[Thanous]

Originally posted by Sinister:

Originally posted by Thanous:

Seems like your soft

Yeah, how the hell can anyone have actual human feelings and empathy in this day and age? /s

If you cant handle fake video game drama what are you going to do faced with a real life situation, hence being 'soft'

[CupCupBaconBox]

Originally posted by Thanous:

Originally posted by Sinister:

Yeah, how the hell can anyone have actual human feelings and empathy in this day and age? /s

If you cant handle fake video game drama what are you going to do faced with a real life situation, hence being 'soft'

"You'd better force yourself to eat food you dislike every day, otherwise you're soft and would starve if that were the only food available."

Makes sense.

[episoder]

draining? not really. i played like 3 hours tonite. had frustration (cause i suck at the game lol), fun moments (cause i almost always crashed in scope in suburbs and got to finish the whole session with tommy :), a great sadness shot (yep... some cutscene takes are just really on point), some puzzles and looting with some more questions (why i have to deplete my bullet stash in random workbench encounters wth). a nicely mixed bag. :)

[halbermensch999]

No, comparably my own life is much better. A major horror has been unleashed on the world, obviously it's not going to be all sunshine and happiness.

[Crusher]

The first time I played it was so heavy to play and couldn't play for long periods of time, now I can sit as an spectator and enjoy it (this is my 3rd playthrough), definitely is not a game that you can play once and catch everything it has to offer.

[Silver]

Originally posted by CupCupBaconBox:

I can play for around an hour at a time before needing to take a break. There's just something so dark and dreary about everything. Everything feels grimdark and hopeless and miserable.

No dont need breaks because of that.
Its brutal and i love it, thats how every post apocalyptic should be.