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thinkin bout Haru an vidgames

dsn makes it clear that the vidsgam would kinda be outside her purview but hanging with the thieves makes her exposure thereto basically an inevitability. she might be new to the scene, but she’s observant and clever, an I think she’d pick up on even the deeper complexities in games pretty quick, even if lacking the manual dexterity or muscle memory to act on that knowledge right away.

generally speaking, I feel she’d favor

methodical games, with time to think and room to breathe,

turn-based strategy and visual novels, generally

Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Ace Attorney, Ghost Trick

Animal Crossing

not so much pure puzzle games, though

heavy atmosphere, deep lore, and emotionally evocative experiences,

adventure games generally

Zelda, Metroid, Yakuza, Half-Life, Myst, Katamari, Undertale, Shadow of the Colossus, Pyre, Nier: Automata, Mario Odyssey

Resident Evil, Dead Space, Silent Hill

and sharing an experience with others.

co-op preferable, but any game gets better with friends!

(side-eyes mario party)

almost any game.

this includes playing for or being in an audience, too

you know the thieves are all gonna like different genres, they gotta have a game night where they all play for each other

while avoiding

score-chasers, strict time limits, and micromanagement,

it’s escapism!! real-life stressors can literally make an appointment.

zero-sum multiplayer,

don’t plant no seeds in toxic soil

and games that otherwise don’t respect their players.

you know the type.

games from companies that don’t respect their players, too; she’d def be conscientious about that kinda thing

dead space........... silent hill..........................................

this is probably where Yusuke and Taba would launch into an argument about games and art and Games and Art, but I have enough trouble stringing together one coherent thought at a time so I’ll spare you my inferior rendition. suffice to say, though Haru avoids elitism, she’s still a bit of a connoisseur.

regardless, there are several punchlines to take away here--

(there always are, where I’m concerned)

--but here’s a fun one for Gamer’s to enjoy:

her penchant for methodical, evocative adventures, love of horror, and keen observation skills ultimately converge to make her, the computer-illiterate casual gamer, the first out of all the thieves to beat bloodborne.