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Alien Isolation for sure. No other game comes close in terms of terror. It has both the most scary enemy and the most creepy ones. The alien is sheer terror, the working joes are dread.

I've also promised myself I'd play it next but I've been saying it for years but this time I'm really going to make the effort.

Entertainment in general is a copeing mechanism, or as it is usually called escapism. So of course I play videogames to get my mind off existential problems and work stuff. Of course if you have problems that can be fixed you should work on them, not just try to drown them out.

I think subconsciously many of us actually do play games as some form of coping mechanism. It could get you away from your spouse, parents; aid in boredom, loneliness; and there is a broad spectrum of emotions we go through on a daily basis where who knows what nerve makes us want to sit down and play whichever game we decide to play. But it wouldn't be a healthy coping mechanism to play games every time your spouse wants you to do the dishes. lol. For me, it definitely fills a void that has been deprived of me such as venturing into cities and villages in beautiful open worlds and immerse in culture and exploration. Maybe I desire to live in another age in another culture. Actually, I do desire that. Well shit...