Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition

Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition

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will this help if im grieving
I lost my dad almost 3 weeks ago and I've been crying a lot, 3 to 5 times a day. Me and my Mom depended on him for so much and now hes gone, and its hard for me to take my mom anywhere cause shes disabled and I don't know how to drive. Will this help me and maybe my mom go through this grief or is it still early for me to play this game. I've been trying to play other games but I just feel empty now instead of any enjoyment.
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rmsgrey May 22, 2023 @ 5:40pm 
It might. There's no timetable for this sort of thing, and grieving is a very personal thing anyway, but if you are ready to process having had to say goodbye, then this game could help with that.
The All-Father May 24, 2023 @ 2:18pm 
If you're looking for something that relates to your situation, sure it might help you work through your feelings. The game also can be sad when you read into what the characters and their situations represent, so if you're looking for a happy distraction, this might be too much for you right now. I guess it depends on whether you are looking to feel that grief right now or if you are feeling overwhelmed by it.

I found the game moving and enjoyed its message. It's largely about how you can't hold onto people forever, but it's okay to say goodbye because the impact of their life lives on in everyone around them. Basically that old saying, don't cry because it's gone, smile because it happened.

Hope that helps with your decision. Sorry about your dad. As someone who's been through that, try to live the life you know your dad would want you to be living. It's okay to take your time and be sad, but don't let that paralyze you from experiencing life. Make him proud and go for the opportunities that would have made him happy to see you achieving great things.
TheClosetSkeleton Jun 26, 2023 @ 9:58am 
Maybe?

Everyone deals with grief on their own terms, and you'll prob find a story in here that relates to you. I can't say wether it'll help or not, but at least it paints moving on in a more colourfull way.

It's still a beautiful game either way, and I would recommend it, but do not go in expecting to be magically healed. Losing someone is hard, like really hard, and this type of wound will take much longer to heal that you can imagine.

Hang in there, and good luck
TwoBeesDetermine Jun 26, 2023 @ 1:01pm 
I'm sorry for your loss. I myself played To the Moon when I lost someone very important to me. I cried harder and longer than I ever had and I feel in a way it was very therapeutic.
Grief is something that will never go away, but it gets easier and some days you'll see something that reminds you that person or pet and it hurts all over again.

Before he died, he told us "don't think of me as being gone, but think of me just being in another room, listening to your stories, laughing at your jokes, and still being there just in another room."

This game might help and it might not. I truly am sorry that you are dealing with this and everyone does grieve in different ways. I wish you luck and all the hope in the world that things will get easier in time.
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Date Posted: May 22, 2023 @ 4:35pm
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