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God, Im bad at relaxing.
You know that feeling you get when youre in an argument and someone says, Calm down!
My brain is essentially a colony of endless voices screaming that Im doing it wrong.
It being literally any action in that moment.
I never feel more pressured to succeed than when my only goal is tonotfeel pressured to succeed.
Ive got no problem withthe massive, ill-defined umbrella genre known as cozy.
They essentially fall into three different sub-categories.
Youre a painter who doesnt like painting!
The third punch in is having a job.
Even when triple-A falters, indie games are there to fill in the gaps.
There is nothing wrong with these games.
There is nothing wrong with this genre.
To be clear, the problem is 100 percent me.
Cozy games often help you relax with simple actions that are supposed to soothe your mind, right?
But that also means I need to keep track of which plants are coming in.
These cozy games require me to pay attention.
Again, this is ameissue.
When I bought Summer House, I thought, Perfect.
But every time I play it, I feel like Im getting it slightly wrong.
There could be a better placement of houses.
The geometry doesnt quite add up.
The residents would think Im an idiot.
I dont know, maybe its in the name cozy thats tripping me up.
One of them, Kind Words, even lets you write and receive nice letters from strangers.
Im alright withthatbeing called cozy.
I dont always think simple, repeated action that overtly represents the transition between college and adulthood.
Thats the other thing.
Which is exactly my thing!I love this sort of thing!Gimme that sadness!
I was born into it.
But perhaps its not relaxing?
Possibly its even stressful?
I dont want to ruin someones afterlife!
Oh, I bought it.
Oh, I beat it.
Oh, it reminded me that Im 40 and have missed most of lifes significant milestones.
All of this is internal.
I should change my viewpoint!
These games are made to calm the spirit and verb the noun.
Plus, its not like Im going to stop buying them.
Im not smart; I dont learn lessons from decisions that have hurt me in the past.
Like I said, maybe theres just a point when a job game begins to feel like a job.
Folks, Im so tired.
My soul is tired.
My mind is tired.
My body is tired.
If there was another part of myself I knew about, that would be tired too.
But Ill continue to buy cozy games because, despite all my whining, I do enjoy them.
I just need to find something that will actually help me relax.
Something that will actually help me unwind.
Indie games keep trying new things, and Im here for the weirdness.
