Comments on: Editorial: Medic!

By: Mel

Mel — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:42:43 +0000

Thanks for the ramble, they are more than welcome here! From you and anyone else. And I was wholly inspired to compose this article from your great feedback before. I was originally going to do this when it was more relevant to me personally, but decided against it (for some reason). Thanks to you, I found another reason to visit the subject.

Now, don’t go enjoying those prescriptions too much!

By: Kurious_Oranj

Kurious_Oranj — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 05:27:22 +0000

Sort of going through a similar situation now, and video games are certainly doing their part in aiding my recovery. Sadly, in line with the cursed nature of my existence of late, I went to play Valkyria Chronicles (no, really, before I even read your article!), and lo and behold my ps3 has decided it no longer wants to play ps3 games. Not sure how long this has been a thing, since I have an old 80 GB backwards compatible model and am admittedly inclined towards playing older games in general. Anyway, I was happy enough that it was reading ps2 games still (not ps1 though), however I then noticed a bunch of mysterious scratches had appeared all the way along the diameter of the ps3 games I had tested and I am now terrified about putting anything back in there again.

Luckily, an awesome friend of mine purchased a 2ds for me while I was in the hospital, so that has been getting a ton of use. I have been having quite a bit of fun with Inazuma Eleven. I also still have my digital downloads I can play, and once I feel up for it, I am considering foraging around for some older systems besides my ps1 that I have stored away(slightly regretting having replayed SoA last year now though). I guess in a sense the whole ps3 situation is really not all that bad, since I don’t have that many physical ps3 games anyway (<10), and I am pretty sure the ps2 games aren't also being disfigured, I just need to find a sacrificial lamb to test that theory out with.

I rambled on way more than I meant to (I am blaming the prescriptions), but I wholeheartedly agree with your thesis. Fine work Mel.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:25:20 +0000

It seems most of us have at least comprable experiences of using games to heal or recuperate.

…Next week, something less saccharine!

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:13:27 +0000

That should have been *KotOR.

By: Java

Java — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:23:15 +0000

Good to see you got through all of that! I spent a lot of time in the hospital as a youngin’, and my Gameboy was typically by my side, demanding regularly scheduled sacrificial batteries from the hospital gift shop. It’s about engaging the mind, not just occupying it, while the body recovers.

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:16:58 +0000

The only real medicinal gaming memory I have is of LotOR II – wonderful game.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:02:13 +0000

” The stories of babies being forgotten about in South Korea as both parents obsess over some MMO,”
They need to do way instain mother who kill thier babby.

” The only time I found myself able to truly relax, since I was hardly able to sleep, was while playing videogames.”
When I had shingles a few years ago, Pokemon got me through it. The pain was unrelenting and horrendous, but the distraction made it bearable.

“after a rather terrifying incident where I (no other way to put it) sprang a leak in my neck.”
Not to worry, necks grow back!

“With a game I must be actively progressing, searching, reading, listening. “
This is the most important thing about gaming through sicknesses of the sorts you discuss: because it isn’t fatique, but rather pain, that is the issue, distraction is best served by being as engrossing as possible.

“The night after I post this article I should have my hands on the Wii U Smash”
I should say that we ought play together, but with release-day issues and Nintendo’s renowned network infrastructure, FAT CHANCE.

By: DiceAdmiral

DiceAdmiral — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:04:14 +0000

When I was about 11 I broke my arm on in the first week of summer vacation. Most of the activities that I had typically participated in over such breaks were too much for my arm, which needed some stability. I was gifted several video games from sympathetic relatives and ended up spending much of my summer indoors playing Super Smash Bros and Rogue Squadron. Instead of it being one of my worst summers, I remember having lots of fun.

Thumbs up for the double VC/SoA reference!