I used to spend a lot of time playing video games when I was younger, but now I only play them occasionally. When I do play, it's usually puzzle games like Tetris or Lumines, or fighting games like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. I usually avoid any type of game that has a story, because they rarely provide me with the type of escape that I'm looking for. If anything, they make me feel more connected to the things in this world that I would like to escape. A part of the reason why I'm suicidal is because I feel trapped in a world that I hate. Most war or FPS games make me think about tribalism and racism. And most fantasy games with magic and mythical creatures make me think about religion and the irrational traditions that exist in our societies. They also make me think about the fact that a happier healthier version of me would be trying to be the change that I would like to see in this world by creating the type of games that most studios would never make.
My ultimate story based video game would focus on 4 things
1.Photorealism
(Good graphics or an FMV / interactive movie)
2. A temporary escape from the current human condition
(It could be a story with elements of transhumanism and the technological singularity, or depictions of an alien intelligence or futuristic humans that don't live, think, and act the way we do in the present)
3. Little or no suspension of disbelief
(Realism, plausible scenarios, logical consistency, scientific accuracy)
4. Modifiable game mechanics
(A game where the player can choose how they want to interact with the pixels on a screen)
