What game do you play when your upset?

When you have had a really bad couple days what game to you like to play to try and relax? I need a game like that right now :) (CANNOT WAIT FOR X COM!)

I don't really play games to relax though I don't get upset either. But there's something about the Starcraft Brood War menu music that makes me feel at home; like it was 10 years ago in a random university lab.

I usually pop in Arkham City and run through the combat maps. As of late, though, I've turned to Borderlands 2.

Angry or sad? Either way, nothing. I just play what I'm already playing.

I don't have go-to games when I'm in a foul mood, I just play something. Unfortunately, games don't offer the temporary escape from reality like they used to when I was a kid.

I should note that when a Kangeroo with boxing gloves kicks my high end Dinosaur's ass even though its invincible to everything else I become perturbed enough to not continue playing the Jungle for the rest of the day.

I don't have an upset.

But if you mean when I am upset, I'd say the game I can always go it is Diablo 2.

i was working with some old computers last week and they annoyed me so much that i threw my hands in the air, said "fuck these computers" and went to go play DOOM.

it has never felt better to play DOOM. ever. so i guess that's one of em. i like to purify my soul by going into a fighting game training mode as well, since it's a nice place to beat up on a dummy while listening to some soothing music in games like SSFIV and more recently, Dead or Alive 5.

In the past it was always Rock Band 2. The music would always relax me....even though I mainly played the metal songs. Now that I don't play music games anymore....Civ 4 probably my go to game to relax me.

MLB The Show, usually with the audio off and me listening to music or a podcast.

I don't really play games when I am upset. I usually listen to some music.

Well when Im mad I usually just want to do something that will take my mind off it so I usually play portal 2 but Ive beaten it so many times it doesn't have the same effect anymore

when im sad, i cant really get into a game.

if im angry playing a game would probably make me mroe angry, so yeah.

GAMES ARE FOR HAPPY TIME.

When I'm upset I'll play something ultra-violent like prototype, and I will destroy some motherfuckers.

When I'm sad, disappointed, or dejected for whatever reason, I'll turn on a few podcasts and then straighten up my house. Occasionally I'll watch a funny movie or just something to make me laugh and get my mind off of things.

I play something that doesn't require much commitment so I can just drift away for a while...recently that means torchlight 2 or symphony.

@AjayRaz said:

i was working with some old computers last week and they annoyed me so much that i threw my hands in the air, said "fuck these computers" and went to go play DOOM.

it has never felt better to play DOOM. ever. so i guess that's one of em. i like to purify my soul by going into a fighting game training mode as well, since it's a nice place to beat up on a dummy while listening to some soothing music in games like SSFIV and more recently, Dead or Alive 5.

DOOM is a good idea. I'm gonna go play that!

Any Guitar Hero

as far as comfort gaming goes it would be elder scrolls, sometimes i turn it on just to go for a wander, but it doesn't work if i'm in a foul mood, for that i'd go to halo, online team slayer doesn't cheer me up or anything, it just centres my brain when i play it, and allows me to vent rage through kills.

Something that doesn't require a lot of thought so I can play music in the background. Like Torchlight 2 seems like it would work.

@HH said:

as far as comfort gaming goes it would be elder scrolls, sometimes i turn it on just to go for a wander, but it doesn't work if i'm in a foul mood, for that i'd go to halo, online team slayer doesn't cheer me up or anything, it just centres my brain when i play it, and allows me to vent rage through kills.

Pretty much the only games that work for distracting me from negative thoughts are online shooters for that exact reason. I can just focus in on a specific set of actions and doing them well, and that's what's best for getting my mind off things

When I'm sad, I'll play anything that doesn't involve deep concentration. Bejewelled is good for that, so are things like CiV (which moves so slow that I can take my time). This will also sometimes be a period where I don't want to play any games anyway, though, and I'll do something else with even less interaction. Last time this happened, I fell down a rather dark YouTube hole.

When I'm angry, though, Super Meat Boy. Typically while playing I'll get even angrier, but by the end I'm so worn out I can't even think angry thoughts.

I don't really play games when I'm upset, I usually watch a movie or a TV series to relax.

Audiosurf - Some sort of Dragonforce album

Tetris. It helps everything make sense.

Whatever game I was playing anyway, provided I like it or it's not a fighting game (that would probably make it way worse). I get pretty wrapped up in games so I tend to forget being sad or angry or whatever. It would be more accurate to say when I'm upset, I play games (obviously I play them when I'm okay too). Basically anything that is good escapism is fine with me, not just games.

Something like Stalker? Basically immersive stuff, that I get into the world of. Usually when I get upset, I watch 30 Rock. Perfect cure. No mushy crap to make me hate the complications of my love life, nothing really applying to my life at all, just brilliant comedy.

And when I'm pissed, I just turn up the music and fume in my anger. I don't really have the luxury of risking further frustration from a game.

Heavy Rain.

Something like Stalker? Basically immersive stuff, that I get into the world of. Usually when I get upset, I watch 30 Rock. Perfect cure. No mushy crap to make me hate the complications of my love life, nothing really applying to my life at all, just brilliant comedy.

And when I'm pissed, I just turn up the music and fume in my anger. I don't really have the luxury of risking further frustration from a game.

Minecraft, building just relaxes me.

I'm not sure about mad, but whenever I want to take my mind off something I usually sink a couple of hours into Dark Souls or FTL.

I don't really have a go-to game for whatever emotions I'm feeling.

What's at the bottom of this glass

Minecraft or Tetris normally. 

When I'm depressed, I play Dreamfall: the Longest Journey.

When I'm angry I play Sniper Elite V2 and fuck up some nazis.

I generally don't play games when I'm upset.

Nothing, last thing I want to do.

I haven't been upset in years but if I was I'd probably not feel like playing games.

Minecraft is what i play when im in a bad mood, just taking my off of the problem to build a cool building or contraption is nice

Stroker

Civ 5 usually takes me mind off sad stuff.

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Rock Band, though that generally serves to facilitate wallowing in self-pity as opposed to actually helping. But eh.

Well when I'm upset, I don't want to calm down, I want to get rid of agression. War of the roses is excellent for that. Nothing like jabbing your dagger into someones skull repeatedly to have a healthy release of pent up aggression.

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Anything but adversarial online multiplayer.

I usually just play whatever I have been playing.

Minecraft. That is literally the only time I play Minecraft. When I need to get away from everything I just go and build more stuff for my treehouse in the jungle.
 
Or a game from when I was a kid to bring back happy memories. Roller Coaster Tycoon, SimGolf, maybe the Sims or something. Now that I have a SNES, Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country fit this role well too. I have so many memories playing those games with my cousins as a kid. 
 
I find practicing programming works really well too. I just give myself a goal and see if I can achieve it with the knowledge I have and if not I look stuff up. Focusing on a task calms me down a great deal. 
 
Edit: In reality, I usually just watch old Bob Ross episodes. Nothing like The Joy of Painting to help me chill out.

If I'm angry I'll play something with multiplayer to get the aggression out.

If I'm sad I won't play anything.