Mindful Games
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"Our new six part series takes a brief, peaceful stroll through games that help us further understand our busy minds and stressed bodies."
I absolutely love this idea from Jones! The first episode is coming this Wednesday, I think it's about AC Valhalla, followed by Ghost of Tsushima in the next episode, which are wonderful picks. I have used games for relaxation before, but I'm sure Jones will take it to a whole new level.
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This was great & a much needed injection of creativity from the Allies. More stuff like this please.
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This is a lovely idea for a series and I'd like to think that the Allies will focus on a vast array of games rather than the most recent and triple A ones. I get the feeling Celeste or Ghost of Tsushima will turn up in this series somewhere.
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@jdincinerator Ghost of Tsushima is the next episode, so you're already half right. I think it's already available for patrons, I haven't checked myself.
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@bam541 That's a lil concerning-guess the focus might be on 2020 games.
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Totally late to this, but episode 4's out already. Missed it on my subscription page somehow.
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EP 5 is out on Patreon.
Jones made some good points about Life Is Strange, a game I love. It's funny though because he mentions the mindfulness from the POV of what the game is trying to show in its themes. Also mentions those sit and pause moments in every chapter. Personally, I didn't get too much thematic value from the plot and took it more as a sci-fi thriller with lots of sweet teen melodrama. I also didn't get a lot of of those moments where Max sits and basks in her own thoughts. Basically, the value Jones found in LiS was lost on me.
But what I really enjoyed was the photography mini-game. That is a prime example of just taking in a scene or a moment for what it is and just embracing where you are and what's happening around you. No judgement so to speak.
Personally, I know it was a little collectable side quest thingy, but I really got a lot of value from it in LiS. Helped me get to know Arcadia Bay better and just "take a knee" as Kyle would say. Definitely a lesson to take into the real world too. Photography can teach you a lot.
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