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Margot's avatar

I have been meaning to catch up on this series and am thoroughly enjoying it. <3 I like your take on almost dystopian coziness. I am drawn to the wastelands of fallout in a similar vain.

Although I have not played cyberpunk more than for a 20 mins demo.

I love that it also offered a very personal perspective of being seen for you too. That must have felt empowering and maybe comforting too. Thanks for sharing such personal thoughts and experiences

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Cat's avatar

Fallout has that same capacity for dystopian comfort but it just didn't hook me as well as Cyberpunk did. I highly recommend grabbing Cyberpunk sometime, it's a fantastic and not too long experience.

It did feel empowering and definitely had a level of comfort to it, being able to feel represented not just in side characters but the person I was playing was an experience I had always wanted.

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RedLuigi's avatar

I love the concept of this series. Cozy gaming has become a genre of its own, but this is a good reminder that we can feel comfort from a game with high stakes, combat and a dark story

Personally, I've been having issues with my current very corporate job, and this post has convinced me that maybe Cyberpunk is a good game to find comfort in.

Thank you for the great article :)

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Cat's avatar

I think Cyberpunk could be a great way to find comfort while coping with your Corporate job. Especially Corpo V, they get to really say "fuck you" to their former employer, the main bad guys, in a way that I'd imagine would be very cathartic.

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