Because in videogame Deus Ex was better ha (and Max Payne)

The freedom to look and move around with a mouse instead of buttons made it really popular. And back in those days you got your reviews from the school canteen.

There is a whole world of romance novels in this setting.

Knapping flint while fishing. And shitting under a tree. I feel like my ancestors have more in common than I thought.

To be fair there’s a range between $1,99 up to $150. The arcade hall from the 90’s with token exchange wasn’t much different.

Gacha is addictive as hell if you grew up with Pokemon and Final Fantasy both huge in Japan. I play a few as well for boredom and yes the weird atmosphere of whales (account with thousands invested) being awkwardly silent but have a following of pretenders.

This was also my first intro to city sims. The sound was a blast, the graphics fresh. Then SimCity 4 came out followed by Simtropolis and a thriving culture of modders and cityplanners in arms it was great.

I deleted a Gmail adres I used through college, first I switched the emails of essential accounts like banking manually. Then I manually erased all histories and linked devices. Then follow the FAQ instructions to delete your account. Note it’s only “deactivated” for 3 months untill login. Took me a solid 4 hours what was supposed to be lunch.