Why we play Video Games
Some people might think its weird and post on the forums that it's odd and disturbing how attached people get to some people like Clem, and cry over their deaths and sympathize them. I play to get immersed in the story and because it's super fun to sometimes pretend your in the game. Like in a zombie apocalypse it's fun to pretend to be in that scenario but not actually be in that situation. I'm so attached to characters like Clem and Kenny I will cry when they die and I'm not afraid to admit it. Btw to the haters I'm not a loney kid I have friends and hangout with them all the time.
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Some characters can really share a bond with each other. Lee and Clem are one of them. Games like these, especially, generally cause a lot of emotional out of people. You grow with these characters until their final moments, and if you become super attached to a character or more than one, you know they did a good job writing/making the game.
I play games to have fun. The game doesn't need good graphics, a good story or good characters to be fun (mostly just multiplayer games). If it's for single player, then I usually want a decent story. TWD gave me more than that however, and it ended up being my favorite game.
Technically speaking, virtual games are real
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I have to admit, that I'm one of those people who finds it weird, when someone gets so engrossed in a videogame, that if one of it's characters die, they are completely bummed out by it.
I can understand players having both sympathy, and empathy, for characters they like.
But if something bad happens to that character, and it affects the player so bad that it completely ruins their day, that's shows there something seriously wrong.
I like the story of TWD.
I like the characters, some more than others.
My favorites being Lee, Kenny, and Chuck.
But not the point where I idolize them.
I play the game, TWD, for fun.
If and when I play TWD, which is the only game I really play anymore, I only play for about a half hour; if that.
And not every day!
I strive to be careful, that I do not let it eat up to much of my time, as I wouldn't have time for anything else.
My motto is this: videogames are fun on occasions.
But they're not good, when they take over a person's life.
What is most important, is staying busy with other people.
And as far as getting players to sympathize with the characters, that is the writer's job.
A good story writer, whether for a movie or videogame, has to be able to draw the emotion of the audience out.
If he's unable to do that, then he's in the wrong line of work.
I play games for a variety of reasons.
Because I've grown up with them.
Because they're a good time-waster.
Because their interactivity makes them more enjoyable to me than the passive activity of merely watching TV.
Because they provide a relief from the burdens of society.
Because they provide narratives and glimpses into worlds that I may never experience in reality.
Because they allow me to empathize with those who I am not.
In the case of this series, I was intrigued by having a role in the story of a young girl's coming of age in a twisted world. My investment in this is a more emotional experience than that of shooter and free-form games, which I play mainly for visceral thrills.
I have empathy for most characters in video games, some people feel more empathy for the characters they relate to because of the traits and similarities they have, others feel more empathy for characters with traits that they want or find likeable. I don't really understand why people mock those who empathise with virtual characters, empathising with a fictional character is no different then empathising with a 'real' character, I see no need for people to cross the line and mock others for their emotions, some people say that letting your emotions flow is immature, but everybody has emotions no matter how mature they may seem, I'm not afraid to say if I love/hate/like/dislike/feel sorry for/empathise with/relate to a fictional character, those who don't empathise with fictional characters will never truly understand why we, the ones who do empathise with fictional characters, cry over their deaths, no matter how unrealistic they are or cry over their returns, no matter how fictional those are.