Swords and Dark Magic, which is a compilation of fantasy short stories written during the last few years. It's nice to find out who the up and coming writers are.
The endings of both Max Payne games. Both games are lovely roller coaster rides into depression and anger anyway.
I still remember the final boss battle of Final Fantasy 3 for the Gameboy. The bad guy says something like 'You cannot fight a god!' and one of the heroes in your party responds with "You are gods only in your own minds!" Followed by EVERYONE, from hermit sages to your brain-piloted airship, fighting on your side against the evil gods. It still psyches me up.
Letting the hero land the final blow on Dark Dragon in Shining Force followed by what happens in the ending cut scene.
The ending of Deadspace. OH GOD
And I loved the little encouraging speeches that your party members give when you face down Irenicus in Baldur's Gate 2.
I finished 3 R. A. Heinlein books back to back the other day and I spend hours gaming every day. Well, not that day in particular since I was reading. I think that people do get tired from playing games, no surprise there, but also that people do not have the same mental stamina. Perhaps some people can play for hours into the night, sleep a bit, and go to work in the morning completely refreshed. A couple of my friends get motion sickness easily, but they still love games, just that they can't play fast-moving games like FPS for too long.
I think that games can make a person tired and not able to concentrate on tasks but to say that they lead to a complete rewiring of the brain seems a bit of stretch. Besides, wouldn't it be plausible as well that the type of game could influence a person's behaviour? A FPS fan might be 'twitchier' than normal. A strategy gamer might focus a lot on detail, etc.
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