Sunshine 2023: Prompt 4: Daisy

[stardewdreaming]

hi, hello, good evening!

It's time for some more sunshine_challenge and Prompt 4: Daisy
These sunny springtime blooms have several positive meanings. The meaning of a daisy flower can be purity, innocence, new beginnings, joy and cheerfulness. In the Victorian Era, daisies symbolized innocence, loyalty and an ability to keep things secret.

Games like Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons etc are all about new beginnings and I think that's one of the reasons I enjoy them so much. They're about escaping to a state of innocence, a simple place - where the days are long and the nights are short, the air and water are clean, the people are kind and the animals are friendly. You can leave behind the hustle and bustle of city life, start over, reinvent yourself and find a new happiness, peace and contentment in a small town - and that is something that appeals to me a lot!

I love the character creation aspects of the game, that they can be whoever you want them to be. You choose their name, their appearance, and I like to give them a personality and a backstory too! You can choose which skills you want to work on - farming, fishing, mining, foraging.

There's something about the games that give them this vibe of being pure and innocent. The graphics are simple but charming, the music is cheerful, upbeat and relaxing with a folky kind of feel, and the characters are (mostly)kind and friendly. The whole vibe is positive and uplifting, with a focus on friendship, community and self-improvement. They're such feel-good games, filled with the simple joys in lfie and it's hard to not feel calm, happy and carefree playing them.

Comments

[mtntopdreams]

I say things like this often. I grew up playing a wide variety of video games and I enjoyed almost all of them. My biggest gripe with video games today stems from how complicated they make them. I just want to unwind from my day-to-day life, not go through another grind!

[enemytosleep]

Oh I was commenting some of the same! I love having a variety of games available because I don't always want something difficult to do in my downtime. Sometimes I just want to wander Hyrule and gather mushrooms (new Zelda games).

[mtntopdreams]

Exactly, yes! My actual real life can be complicated enough. Give me something peaceful and semi-mindless to unwind with. I don't want more tension built up from video games. LOL

[stardewdreaming]

One of the things I love about Stardew is that it's so uncomplicated. Or - it's as complicated as you want it to be. If you want to follow the quests etc, or if you just want to tend your farm, there's nothing really to get to grips with it, and it's just super relaxing

[enemytosleep]

I love the sort of escapism games can provide (and the subsequent joy that brings). Especially some of the lower stakes games: I'm not always in the mood for a stressful challenge when I have time for gaming.

[silveradept]

These kinds of games seem positioned against what a lot of the supposedly "target" demographic of games is interested in with combat and war simulations.

[tatty]

And who doesn't at times want to run away and start over where no-one knows you?!