The camera angle, position of the HUD, and feeling of fighting "downhill" have far more of an effect than anything else, I'm pretty sure.

"The second the plan changed from "let's pop in for a second" to "let's hang out for a while" my brain snapped because the plan had changed. I wasn't prepared for this much time with other people, and I desperately needed some time to myself. With no other real option, I had to forcefully take that time—which meant…

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I have some advice to ask. Where I work (software industry), management habitually does year reviews late. One coworker had hers 6 months late last year. Mine is technically a week late, but it feels more like five weeks late since I started at the beginning of February last year, although my boss technically had the…

If you're poorish (rich enough to have some video games but poor enough that you don't want to spend on too many other treats), you can get the same enjoyment from buying ridiculous things in video games. I enjoyed buying ridiculous mounts and pets from the auction house in WoW when I was going through a lean year.