This week we want to know from you which games shaped your childhood and, above all: How did they do that?
The Corrupted Youth: Too Much Gaming!
It’s Friday again and on the last day of the work week, you have to put in a bit of effort because we have a question to answer again – it’s time for Mein-MMO asks! Throughout a gamer’s career, one has played many games. But some games remain more memorable than others – often because one forms an emotional connection to the story or other aspects. Perhaps there was a particular scene that was so memorable that one never forgets that one game.
The question is simple, although one can think about it for quite some time: Which video game particularly shaped your childhood?
Cortyn thinks: Reflexively I could have shouted “Pokémon (Red)!” or later “World of Warcraft!” and that would have been somewhat correct. But since I define “childhood” as “a bit younger,” another game comes to mind: Final Fantasy IX. The ninth installment of the series was the first one I truly played.
Since I didn’t have a PlayStation back then, I even had to persuade a friend to buy the game – with his own birthday money (I was already a manipulative demon back then, ha!). Fortunately, the game captivated him just as much as it did me back then. Many hundreds of hours of gameplay were spent, and often I played late into the night at low volume after I had borrowed the PlayStation (months later).
The story surrounding Zidane, Princess Garnet, the Esper, and cloned Black Mages immersed me so much that I often thought about how the plot could continue while at school. I even wrote my first (and thankfully only) fanfiction to somehow fill the damn annoying lunch breaks at school.
Zidane particularly stayed in my memory, who (in contrast to almost all other Final Fantasy heroes) always had a positive attitude towards everything in life and was a prime example of civil courage. That may be a bit exaggerated, but my (very childish mind) had already decided back then to adopt many traits. And now I’m at Mein-MMO and complain every week. Hm. Almost worked out.
But enough about me, let’s talk about you! Which game particularly shaped you during your childhood? Was it perhaps just a single key scene? And what did you take from those gaming experiences? Share it with us in the comments!
