This for single player video games as well.
Being in a flow state is so nice and books and video games are both fertile places to achieve it.
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Even 2+ years after playing it, I still wish I could experience Return of the Obra Dinn for the first time again ๐ฅบ It had such mindblowing storytelling, despite (or because of) the 1-bit graphics, that I'll never forget it enough to enjoy each revelation to the fullest like that first time. Gonna go listen to the soundtrack again...
I finished the LOtR trilogy as a kid and was absolutely crushed.
I re read it every few years not the same as the 1st time but still amazing. About 20 times now.
I slowly read the dark tower series over the past 3 years and this is still how I feel after having finished it 2 weeks ago.
Time for a second read through? I've listened to it about 3 times now, and from re listening to books (about 5ish on Dune series so a regular thing) it feels so satisfying to realize all the previous clues you didn't catch the first time.The Dark Tower is definitely a favourite, The Dark Tower definitely has lows that are harder to listen to as often as the Dune series though. And King can surely write emotion better than Herbert, I think he understands people in general better than many, which shows in his writing, as meandering as it gets. If I had a clue of the expanse of his story and multi universe I'd have read it SOOO much sooner, but I hadn't the idea how awesome it was when I was younger.
Okay time to hear the story of the Gunslinger again, thanks for the push! The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed....
And Ka rolls on...
Edit I wanted to include my favourite bits, it's not really a spoiler, but at one point the grizzled gunslinger is going towards an unknown danger with his pal, a dude from the 80s (if this is confusing and slightly interesting read the Dark Tower till book 2 or don't whatever), and he takes his friends hand to hold it. There's so few times you see much of that affection between men without people being awkward after in modern media but the characters knew they were there for each other whatever they came across. It's one of the things that makes King's writing awesome. If you've ever been through real trials with someone, you get it and it.
Wonder if I should re read the Anne Rice vampire novels again. At the time they were a refreshing change from the standard vampire fare. Will they stand the test of time.
back to old boring life again
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No, but I wish I did. What book would be that good?
Maybe The Stand by Stephen King?
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson might do it.
Hyperion by Dan Simmons will almost definitely do it...
+1 for Snow Crash, time for another re-read
Baldurs Gate 3 and the original Deus Ex did that for me.
I wish I could get the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind treatment for those games.
Da Vinci Code
A little life and The goldfinch did it for me. Also others that I am too lazy to list.
The Mass Effect trilogy did it too and still does every time I finish it (4 or 5 times now)
can someone list all the books mentioned / recommended here ? thanks
Fuckin, yeah man.
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