games for lifting spirits

Thunderspark · Post by **Thunderspark** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:15 pm

What game do you play when you're feeling bummed out about something?

I usually try to find something easy, short, and pointless. Depending how bummed I am, I sometimes try something with some violence(like a fighting game).

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:22 pm

loading up UT2K4, cranking the volume, and blowing the crap out of anything that moves has always worked well for me 8)

Orpheo · Post by **Orpheo** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:36 pm

I play happy, funny games, with fairies and butterflies and silly elves prancing through the meadows because THIS IS THE GAYEST THREAD EVAR!!!11!!1!!!1

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:16 pm

Mafia - I take out the baseball bat and beat the living crap out of everything and everyone that gets in my way.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:36 pm

I'll usually blare some music and play OOTP6 or I'll blare some music and play 'how many beers can I drink before I stumble into bed.'

Biyobi · Post by **Biyobi** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:42 pm

When I feel the need to have a game distract me I usually bust out the Xbox and some NHL2k5. The ebb and flow of the game totally draws me in and I forget about other stuff for a while.

RodeoRanch · Post by **RodeoRanch** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:57 pm

Kelric wrote: play 'how many beers can I drink before I stumble into bed.'

I'm fond of that game too.

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:08 am

Katamari Damacy. How could that game not make you all cheery?

EddieA · Post by **EddieA** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:10 am

For the PC, I'll play a puzzle or other thinking game to take my mind off things. On consoles, I'll play something funny like Paper Mario.

ChrisGrenard · Post by **ChrisGrenard** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:29 am

Eduardo X wrote:Katamari Damacy. How could that game not make you all cheery?

I feel the cosmos...

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:12 am

Orpheo wrote:I play happy, funny games, with fairies and butterflies and silly elves prancing through the meadows because THIS IS THE GAYEST THREAD EVAR!!!11!!1!!!1

For that, I play Zanzarah.

Otherwise it's one of these:

BloodrayneII (Xbox). Never fails to give me a laugh or two disposing of enemies off ledges or onto electrical boxes. Turn on gratutious dismemberment for even more fun.

MaxPayneII (PC). I play single player challenge games. Get some incredible cinematic moments as well as more laughs.

An NHL game, currently NHL2K5 (Xbox). Because it's hockey.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:21 am

Counterstrike with the volume and subwoofer waay up. When I lived near an arcade, Time Crisis 2 was very good as an outlet for the blues.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:23 am

When I'm feeling down, I just create a culture on a distant planet and wait until there's some solar flares so I can nerve-staple the drones.

Cylus Maxii · Post by **Cylus Maxii** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:00 am

Strange - when I'm blue, I don't feel like gaming. I usually want to get away from the computer and watch old movies (simpler movies for simpler times).

I guess I might try Freedom Force next time I get down. I can't imagine taking anything seriously while playing that. (Schmaltz...but very good schmaltz). "Strike for Freedom!" hehe...

Thunderspark · Post by **Thunderspark** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:09 am

Cylus Maxii wrote:Strange - when I'm blue, I don't feel like gaming. I usually want to get away from the computer and watch old movies (simpler movies for simpler times).

I guess I might try Freedom Force next time I get down. I can't imagine taking anything seriously while playing that. (Schmaltz...but very good schmaltz). "Strike for Freedom!" hehe...

Heheh...I've only played the demo for Freedom Force, but that would probably be a very good game in the situation.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:09 am

Zuma.

It's hard to think about problems in your life when you've got a chain of balls about to fall into that pit any second.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:06 pm

Re: games for lifting spirits

Try this one?

~Neal

Greg Wak · Post by **Greg Wak** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:20 pm

For me it's any game. I think they are all fun and if I find one that isn't it gets uninstalled. I play all games to have fun and escape the real world. I thought that was the point.