So, I recently started this game a day ago, without having any prior knowledge of it; save for a couple screen shots and the synopsis. The game really piqued my interest as Joe's character almost completely relates to my early years; how he grew up, trials he went through, etc.
It's been a bumpy roller coaster of a ride (emotionally that is, not bad writing) and yet, I've managed to get through the tough patches. "There's a story out there for everyone," my grandfather used to say, regarding books and the like. I was not expecting to find mine, here, nor under this type of genre. The writing, as I mentioned earlier, has been an absolute treat. Seriously have to tip my hat to DPC.
However... I find that I simply cannot get through scenes involving Isabella. Her character is, in almost every way, a complete digital recreation of a girl I dated for the better part of several years. From the stern, compassionate, and soft eyes, the physique, her demeanor, and even the hair (albeit not quite as long). Her name was Jennifer and she was killed in an automobile accident during her return home on Christmas eve by a drunk driver.
It's been, what has felt like, an almost impossible 23 years and 174 days since that night. It took that long too move on. It took a few hours of a game to re-awaken her and my having to relieve it all over again. I feel absolutely gutted and lost.
I almost didn't even know why I sat here writing this post to a website forum that is host to people that are complete and total strangers to me; likely many of which probably couldn't care less.
So I'll just end it with this, the greatest advice I think any human being can pass on to another. Time is the greatest gift one person can give another. Time is not infinite, we are not infinite. Time shared with another is, literally, life shared. Take care of yourselves, there are people that love you, even when you don't feel it. And don't ever take a single thing nor take a single person in your life for granted. Not ever
Thanks for giving me time back with Jennifer(?) or something.
Be well, everyone