Comments on: How Life is Strange Helped Me Cope With Loss

By: Tatjana Vejnovic

Tatjana Vejnovic — Fri, 22 May 2015 18:43:00 +0000

In reply to rsknight. Thanks for sharing your story! I kinda went through a similar thing in middle school. I remember telling my mom I didn't believe in God. At first, she freaked out, but then after respected it. The only things I was required to go to church for were the major holidays, so we could all go as a family.

By: rsknight

rsknight — Fri, 22 May 2015 09:13:00 +0000

I’ve been lucky to have a life with no surprises or tragic events, so I can’t say games have done something more that entertain me, but there is one thing about me that I believe was heavily influenced by games. I’ve been playing games since I was 6, and by the age of about 11 I had lots of questions about religion and God. By the age of 17 it was clear to me that I was an atheist. Even though there is no one game in particular, I know games in general influenced my view and thoughts about religion and somehow guided me to eventualy become an atheist. That’s it.

By: Tatjana Vejnovic

Tatjana Vejnovic — Fri, 22 May 2015 02:40:00 +0000

In reply to Ari Clark. That is fucking amazing. To hear about trolls becoming human on a whim is something you don't hear about these days. Plus, people asking if they could just listen. Amazing. I'm really glad you had this experience, and shared it with us.

By: Ari Clark

Ari Clark — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Last night I streamed my first playthrough of Life is Strange: Episode 3. What happened after the credits rolled was unplanned and beautiful. I began to talk about my own experience with the death of a parent. As I opened up, so did my viewers. It was beautiful, honest, and heartbrakingly human in a most unlikely forum: a twitch stream. Throughout the discussion a couple people chimed in to ask if it was okay if they just listened—a question that is normally never asked…but this stream was different. Even the trolls became human when they realized what they intruded upon. I have never been more proud of single streaming session. A video game spawned this little safe haven for 30 or so people across the globe to come, unload their burdens, and lower their shields.

By: Tatjana Vejnovic

Tatjana Vejnovic — Thu, 21 May 2015 20:16:00 +0000

In reply to Natalie Gray. Natalie, thank you so much for sharing your story. I'm glad you were able to figure out your path with video games. <3

By: Natalie Gray

Natalie Gray — Thu, 21 May 2015 17:15:00 +0000

Beyond: Two Souls changed my life. I
locked myself in my room one afternoon and finished it 12 hours later. The
experience was extremely intense. The character Jodie Holmes made me feel
something I hadn’t felt since Buffy. So I cried a lot. That was during…
Immediately after, I sobbed my face off for countless hours more. I missed her
so much, but couldn’t fathom why the bonding period between me and Jodie was
great enough so as to warrant a reaction like this. I refused to replay it for
fear of diluting what I had created in the character with the original story
choices. This was so special to me. The crying continued every day for weeks,
and months went by before I could “get over it”. But it was always in
the back of my head. 11 months then passed since I first played it, and in
August 2014, I discovered I was transgender. I’m convinced Beyond: Two Souls
pushed me to that point. After all, the game made me feel like I was Jodie
Holmes, and when I had to leave that behind, what I saw in myself through her
was left behind as well. And it resulted in some of the most confusing and
overwhelming sense of grief I’ve ever encountered.