Free 20 min vid vs spending 70 bucks and how much time until I realize "man, this is lame, I'd rather just play *insert game here* again!" I ain't got reselling a game I just got money, I got a mortgage. This ain't my 20s.

I know someone working on a book with a similar premise( Edie's life gets burned down by existing in our society and returns to the coastal tourist trap with a shady and horrifying past) for anyone interested in the book @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social

And spider-man somehow still dies in most of them, just like regular what if?s

I think of radiata stories every so often. I haven't played it in 15 years. I'm constantly thinking of front mission 3, 4 and 5. Legend of legaia, valkyrie profile and xenogears/xenosaga. The newest games from that list is on the ps2 but it was late ps2 era.