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Have you ever finished a game and then suddenly felt just… empty? Alone? Depressed? Unsure of what to do next or how to move on with your life? If so, I have too, and so have several people around the world. Humans are wildly empathetic creatures and the relationships we build with in-gamer characters are a lot more real than you think. Let’s talk about Parasocial relationships.

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▶Games Shown

Persona 5: Royal (2019) - Atlus, P Studio
Undertale (2015) - Toby Fox
Detroit Become Human (2018) - David Cage
Ghost of Tsushima (2020) - Sucker Punch Productions
Hollow Knight (2017) - Team Cherry
Gris (2018) - Nomada Studio
A Way Out (2018) - Hazelight Studios
Horizon Forbidden West (2021) - Guerrilla Games
OMORI (2020) - OMOCAT, LLC
Celeste (2018) - Matt Makes Games
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) - Nintendo
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Square Enix
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) - Intelligent Systems
Hades (2020) - Supergiant Games
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1996) NintendoDanganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) - Spike Chunsoft
Final Fantasy X (2001) - SquareSoft
Zelda: Wind Waker (2002) - Nintendo
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2004) - Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
Pokemon Gold (1999) - Game Freak
God of War (2018) - SCE Santa Monica Studio
The Last of Us (2013) - Naughty Dog
Sonic Adventure (1998) - Sonic Team
Octopath Traveler (2018) - Square Enix
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017) - MonolithSoft
Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) - MonolithSoft

NieR RepliCant (2021) - PlatinumGames

▶Clips/Movies/Anime/TV Shown

House (2004)
My Hero Academia (2016)
Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)
Avengers: Infinity War (2019)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Hidden Figures (2017)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Teen Titans (2003)
Friends (1994)
Tom and Jerry (1940)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Dear John (2014)
Mystic River (2003)
Interstellar (2014)

Other clips and considerations:
   • OMORI PoP  

▶Music Sources:

Jordy Chandra - Do We Start to Like Each Other (   • Jordy Chandra - Do We Start to Like E...   )
Pokémon X/YOST - B/W Emotion theme
Fire Emblem Three Houses OST - The Edge of Dawn
TyLuv. – Coconut Chump (  / tyluv-coconut-chump   )
Silver Richards - Sunset (  / silver_richards   )
Cyter - Purple Skies (  / purple-skies   )
𝙴𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚛𝚎 - frozen memories (  / frozen-memories   )
Persona 5 OST - Layer Cake
Hunter x Hunter 2011 OST 3 - 1 - Kingdom of Predators
Sørcery - Fortissimo (  / fortissimo   )
SilvaGunner - An Unwavering Heart (OST Version) - Pokémon Black & White 2 (   • An Unwavering Heart (OST Version) - P...   )
cold glow - watching the rain (  / watching-the-rain-2   )
edgarddd – PORTAL (ft. P3PPER) (  / ed2g2   )
Persona 5 OST - Beneath the Mask (rain)

Morning Mood (by Grieg) by Grieg
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Music provided by FreeMusic109    / freemusic109  


▶Research Articles Cited

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X...

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