so the new watched feature has arrived and despite its not-so positive reception it got me thinking, so i figured i’d get some use out of it to write about a vaguely interesting story.
so its 1am and im chilling at a friend’s place and we’re sitting in a dark room, illuminated only by the flashing colors of his tv displaying snow bros. why was he playing snow bros at 1am? its snow bros what other time would you play it. but despite me only being the watcher i felt entranced by this silly little snow game. maybe i was just overtired but the repetitive gameplay loop of snow bros had me in a trance. a trance where i was almost drunk, just chatting it up with a buddy about stupid shit like movies, our favorite games, which ice cream i should eat, etc. 1am vibes. and like, yeah this isnt really a compelling story at all but, this kinda made me rethink the process of watching a game. tho if ur sitting down and watching a whole playthrough of like some jrpg yeah iont think ur getting any sympathy from me lol, what i mean is theres a certain vibe i get when i sit and watch a friend play games. you get the excitement and feels of the game in an almost sterilized way. the controller is like a transmitter, transferring your struggles and strengths into the game and vice versa. when you’re not the one holding the controller it alters the experience in a way where you’re getting a secondhand account of whats right in front of you despite being a primary witness. a game’s vehemence and depth is presented to you nonchalantly, where i feel you can get a grasp of its concepts more easily because of the lack of focus on the gameplay. you’re letting the game take you on a ride driven by your friend. you see sweat drip from their forehead as they struggle on FLOOR 40. their relief when that section is finally over, and then their distraught when the next part is harder than the last. it gets the mind rolling into thinking about what is this game’s deal? what am i missing or gaining by being the one without a grasp on the controller. snow bros is a game that i had no interest in playing before we hung out that night but now im curious about it.
so whats the point of my rambling? watching a game is definitely not the same or counts as playing a game but it still can be an experience depending on your approach. maybe i went way too deep into a simple act of being with a friend, maybe im talking nonsense; this is just a funny little write-up i was inspired to write by this new watched feature. to all the mfs who keep making persona fan jokes about this shit next time you step out of your house be weary of how much milk you have left in the fridge.
so its 1am and im chilling at a friend’s place and we’re sitting in a dark room, illuminated only by the flashing colors of his tv displaying snow bros. why was he playing snow bros at 1am? its snow bros what other time would you play it. but despite me only being the watcher i felt entranced by this silly little snow game. maybe i was just overtired but the repetitive gameplay loop of snow bros had me in a trance. a trance where i was almost drunk, just chatting it up with a buddy about stupid shit like movies, our favorite games, which ice cream i should eat, etc. 1am vibes. and like, yeah this isnt really a compelling story at all but, this kinda made me rethink the process of watching a game. tho if ur sitting down and watching a whole playthrough of like some jrpg yeah iont think ur getting any sympathy from me lol, what i mean is theres a certain vibe i get when i sit and watch a friend play games. you get the excitement and feels of the game in an almost sterilized way. the controller is like a transmitter, transferring your struggles and strengths into the game and vice versa. when you’re not the one holding the controller it alters the experience in a way where you’re getting a secondhand account of whats right in front of you despite being a primary witness. a game’s vehemence and depth is presented to you nonchalantly, where i feel you can get a grasp of its concepts more easily because of the lack of focus on the gameplay. you’re letting the game take you on a ride driven by your friend. you see sweat drip from their forehead as they struggle on FLOOR 40. their relief when that section is finally over, and then their distraught when the next part is harder than the last. it gets the mind rolling into thinking about what is this game’s deal? what am i missing or gaining by being the one without a grasp on the controller. snow bros is a game that i had no interest in playing before we hung out that night but now im curious about it.
so whats the point of my rambling? watching a game is definitely not the same or counts as playing a game but it still can be an experience depending on your approach. maybe i went way too deep into a simple act of being with a friend, maybe im talking nonsense; this is just a funny little write-up i was inspired to write by this new watched feature. to all the mfs who keep making persona fan jokes about this shit next time you step out of your house be weary of how much milk you have left in the fridge.
glukhoiov
1 year ago