Let's first talk about the miserable daily life of office workers. I used to be a serious gamer, and I played all open world masterpieces and awesome MMOs. As a result, since I started working 9 to 6 and working overtime more and more frequently, those games have basically been lying on my phone gathering dust. It's not that I don't want to play, it's just that I really don't have the energy to play daily and squat in dungeons, let alone those games that require continuous online play for more than half an hour. I have to squeeze into the subway every day to commute, it's hard to stand, and it's a hell of a job to operate. 😭
However, I recently discovered a game that is really suitable for time-poor office workers like us, that is G Sandbox: Hatred 2. When I first saw the name, I thought it was some kind of hard-core bloody masterpiece. But when I played it, it was completely different from what I thought. It is a pixel-style sandbox game. To put it bluntly, it gives you a free space to play around with.
Why is it suitable for us as workers? First of all, you can open and play as you go, no pressure at all. It's not like those mobile games where "you can fight with one stamina, and you'll be offline if you don't have any stamina". This game gives you a map with ready-made weapons and props, so you can play however you want. On my way to get off work today, I opened a map, found a few NPCs, and tried out the special effects of the newly acquired weapons. It was a somewhat decompressive feeling, like being tortured by Party A and being chased by the boss's KPIs during the day. After get off work, I just messed around in this game and felt like all my bad emotions were vented. In particular, the physical effects are quite good, and the explosions and fights are quite enjoyable to watch. It's better than watching boring short videos on the subway anyway. 🧐
Next is the large number of maps it has. I guess the official wants to give players the right to choose. I am considered a light player now. I am not pursuing clearance or ranking. I just want to change the map to feel fresh. Today I want to find a place with a lot of buildings to do some tactics, and tomorrow I might want to change to an open scene and play around. Once the map is changed, the gameplay feels completely different, and you won't get bored at all. For me, having a game that can "change" is already very conscientious. After all, many mobile games now seem to be carved out of the same mold. You just go online to receive rewards every day, and then repeat it mechanically.
And the free model is also crucial. That's not to say that free is necessarily good, but at least I don't have to spend money to try and make mistakes before playing deeply, right? Try a few of them first, keep them if you find them interesting, and don't feel bad if you delete them if you're not interested. Nowadays, games are always available for 648, and the money of us office workers does not come from the strong wind. This zero-threshold approach of playing first and then loving it, I think is quite practical. 💰
But having said that, the game is not without its shortcomings. If you ask me to spend several hours soaking in it every day, it is definitely unrealistic. The current sandbox has a degree of freedom, but if you really want to say that every gameplay is particularly deep, that's not enough. But for a migrant worker like me who is already a Buddhist, it is actually quite satisfying to find a small game on the commute that doesn't force you to log in every day and allows you to vent. Occasionally when I go home and slump on the sofa, I will open it and play a few rounds. It feels much more relaxed than those competitive games that require brain use. At least I won't have a mental explosion because of losing, causing me to spend the whole night thinking about how many points I lost today. 😮💨
Anyway, if you are like me, you don't have a lot of time, and you want to have some fun in your fragmented time, or when you are sneaking around in the company pantry (you know everything), you can actually try this game. Don't worry, it doesn't cost you too much time, and you can gain some simple happiness by playing for ten or twenty minutes every day. Although this game feels relatively niche, as a social worker like us who pays attention to cost-effectiveness when playing games, it is a good choice to change the taste occasionally. That's all I'm going to share today. I'm getting ready to get off the car and catch the last subway train. If you guys have any games that are more suitable for playing in your spare time, please feel free to drop them in the comment section! 🙏