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This article was originally exclusively available to RPS supporters, but we've brought it back From The Archive for all to read. Watch on YouTube Liam and Ed recently investigated how much time World of Warcraft takes up in your life for the first episode of Inventory Space. I also realised that Starfield, the big space game looming on the horizon which I was previously pretty excited about, just doesn’t seem appealing anymore. In its simplicity, I found a cathartic way to process my thoughts on lots of scary stuff happening in our actual world. Mechanically, it doesn’t stretch much further than those actions and consequences, meaning I can instead focus on connecting with characters. It’s a rather simple RPG inspired by tabletop roleplaying games, giving you a limited number of action dice that you can spend each day to receive consequences. I keep it all inside, like a microwave holding a ball of tin foil while it spins on full power.Īt least, that was the case until I played Citizen Sleeper. It’s something I've been thinking about a lot lately, but I don’t really talk about it. But, for lack of a nicer way to put it, I’ll simply say things are looking pretty scary out there, huh? Capitalism is failing, the economy is crumbling, and normal people have nothing left to give. I toyed around with this intro a lot, because I didn’t want to start with a super pessimistic bang.

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