According to statistics, one out of three people play video games in 2024, which makes gaming one of the most popular hobbies today. Video games are a great way to de-stress and make new friends, and overall, they are a fantastic way to spend your time leisurely. Spending hours and hours playing video games can be substantial to anyone's day-to-day activities, and gamers within the community ask which games have changed their lives for better or worse.
Originally posted on Reddit by user u/manamonggamers, they shared that the game Counter-Strike had altered the course of their lives when it eventually became how they met their wife decades later. Counter-Strike was also why they built their first-ever custom-built PC, resulting in a career path related to tech. They then proceeded to ask the question to their fellow gamers, to which many shared their most memorable life-changing gaming moments and titles.
One avid gamer shared that World Of Warcraft changed their life forever when they got addicted to the MMO and missed a great chunk of their college life due to their inability to break free from World Of Warcraft. Another gamer shared that World of Warcraft was why they could move out of their drug-infested hometown and finally get married to their current spouse. Others also mentioned that World of Warcraft introduced them to their romantic partners. Blizzard seems to have unexpectedly matched more couples than they could ever have planned.
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Another gamer shared that Diablo 2 has been with them through dark times and helped them grieve the loss of a loved one. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 also helped another gamer through extremely rough times. A Final Fantasy fan shared that the original Final Fantasy 7 made them want to study English and translate it into their native language, leading them to learn how to code and eventually land their tech job.
Destiny on PlayStation 4 is also a game that changed a gamer's overall career direction. They shared that they met a friend in the game who turned out to be one of the lead recruiters for the company they currently work for. Another gamer shared the award-winning title Outer Wilds, a game that gave them a new perspective on why they exist and made them look forward to better things in their daily life.
Playing video games, as simple as it may be, can be amazing in many different ways and may be at work changing anyone's life right now. Regardless of how gaming has brought you to where you are now, stay updated with the latest gaming community news and stories by following Gfinity Esports.
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