Abzu. Anyone excited for this game? Looks like it would be AMAZING in 3D!
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[quote="DarkStarSword"]I bought the game a couple of weeks ago and am interested in taking a look, but I've just been through a relapse into depression (which I've suffered on and off for the last 14 years) and anyone who has experience with that illness will know that it makes it literally impossible to enjoy activities that I normally would, such as gaming or modding. I've mostly recovered from this particular relapse, but I'm taking it a bit slow getting back into things, so I'm not going to promise any time frames.[/quote]
Really sorry to hear that. I've been suffering from depression most of my life, so I know exactly what you're going through. I'm 35, unemployed, single, etc. Anxiety and depression has been something I've been "dealing" with since the 8th grade.
Gaming has been one of the things that has helped me get through really tough periods in my life, and I've recently and currently been going through a phase where even gaming has ceased to bring me pleasure it once did. I'm trying to get back into it, as at least it keeps my thoughts from going into dark places it drifts towards, when my mind is not occupied by other things.
I've recently moved, and I've pretty much lost most of my friends, but I'm hoping to start anew, but anyone whose suffered with depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, knows how much harder it is to make friends then the average person.
Because of my depression I've basically become socially retarded. I have a high IQ and I'd be considered an intelligent person, but emotionally and socially, I'm the equivalent of a 16 year old. The good news is that I can "choose" to be 17 next year, and still have my whole life ahead of me :)
I hope that you get better soon, and anyone else who is dealing with any mental issues has my sincere empathy.
Anything (other then self harm or harm to others) that can bring us a respite from our every day problems, either physical, mental, or financial is OK in my book.
DarkStarSword, take your time getting back into it. Hopefully you have a support system in place to help you out, as dealing with depression on your own, is a real bitch. I think it's important to know that even though depression is very "lonely", many people are dealing with it, and just knowing that you're not alone can help.
I send my love to all on this forum, as this is one of the best online communities I've ever been part off.
I have a poor memory, but I can still VIVIDLY recall the day I got my first 3D vision setup and joining this forum soon afterwards. This community has been one of the only places that is not full of vitriol and hate in almost every second post.
Thanks.
DarkStarSword said:I bought the game a couple of weeks ago and am interested in taking a look, but I've just been through a relapse into depression (which I've suffered on and off for the last 14 years) and anyone who has experience with that illness will know that it makes it literally impossible to enjoy activities that I normally would, such as gaming or modding. I've mostly recovered from this particular relapse, but I'm taking it a bit slow getting back into things, so I'm not going to promise any time frames.
Really sorry to hear that. I've been suffering from depression most of my life, so I know exactly what you're going through. I'm 35, unemployed, single, etc. Anxiety and depression has been something I've been "dealing" with since the 8th grade.
Gaming has been one of the things that has helped me get through really tough periods in my life, and I've recently and currently been going through a phase where even gaming has ceased to bring me pleasure it once did. I'm trying to get back into it, as at least it keeps my thoughts from going into dark places it drifts towards, when my mind is not occupied by other things.
I've recently moved, and I've pretty much lost most of my friends, but I'm hoping to start anew, but anyone whose suffered with depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, knows how much harder it is to make friends then the average person.
Because of my depression I've basically become socially retarded. I have a high IQ and I'd be considered an intelligent person, but emotionally and socially, I'm the equivalent of a 16 year old. The good news is that I can "choose" to be 17 next year, and still have my whole life ahead of me :)
I hope that you get better soon, and anyone else who is dealing with any mental issues has my sincere empathy.
Anything (other then self harm or harm to others) that can bring us a respite from our every day problems, either physical, mental, or financial is OK in my book.
DarkStarSword, take your time getting back into it. Hopefully you have a support system in place to help you out, as dealing with depression on your own, is a real bitch. I think it's important to know that even though depression is very "lonely", many people are dealing with it, and just knowing that you're not alone can help.
I send my love to all on this forum, as this is one of the best online communities I've ever been part off.
I have a poor memory, but I can still VIVIDLY recall the day I got my first 3D vision setup and joining this forum soon afterwards. This community has been one of the only places that is not full of vitriol and hate in almost every second post.
Thanks Conan.
A lot of your words ring true for my life as well. I moved to Sydney this time last year and while a few of my old friends are here as well and I have made some new ones, it is much harder to keep in touch with them here than it was back in Canberra. Back in school and university it was easier to get the social interaction we all need, and even when I was working for IBM in Canberra I at least had my colleagues that I saw every day. At the moment I am working remotely, either from home or from an office here in Sydney, but since I am not part of any of the Sydney teams my desk is on the other side of the building along with all the others who don't go into the office on a regular basis, so even when I do go into the office I am still pretty isolated.
I have joined a couple of local meetups and made some new friends through those, though I try to avoid going into the CBD itself, because all modes of transport from my apartment to the CBD suck and although I don't usually suffer from anxiety, I have on occasion suffered from panic attacks in large noisy crowds, which is quite scary to find myself suddenly reduced to a mere observer in my own body, watching from a distance as my fight or flight instincts take over and my actions and words seem to come from somewhere else (I can now recognise the changes that occur in my perception just before one of these strike, such as being overwhelmed, dullness of hearing, desaturated vision and a feeling of being disconnected and no longer in the real world, so I do have a few moments to escape).
On top of that I have been under a lot of stress in my job over the last year, having been made a team lead, which I did not want, and being in the line of fire of one particular project that has... got a lot of attention from all levels of management for all the wrong reasons. The mechanisms and chemical changes in the brain for how stress affects depression are fairly well understood, and everything this last year has put me in exactly the worst case scenario for this illness and I was primed for a relapse. I've known this, and have been working with my managers to try to improve things - and things were being put into place... slowly, and ultimately they just did not come soon enough when one of my triggers appeared in my personal life a few weeks ago and pushed me straight over the edge.
I think I started suffering from depression around the age of 16 (2002), though at the time I probably put it down to being a teenager and at first did not realise that it was not normal, until it just... didn't stop. Like many other sufferers I kept it a secret for a very long time - every morning I would wake up and mentally put on a mask so that everyone would just see the happy guy they all knew, because that seemed easier than admitting I had a problem or trying to explain it to people who could not understand. As it is, I only told my mother about this last year and she did not have any idea before that, but as it turns out - there is a family history.
Things got a lot better when I met my partner (now wife) in 2009, and I had also confided in a close friend who also suffered from depression around the same time - that was really a turning point for me and my life has improved a lot since then - to the point where I am now free from depression throughout most of the year... but I do still go through relapses every now and then and probably will for the rest of my life. This time and the time before both happened when my wife and I were separated due to work commitments, and since I have moved cities and am no longer in contact with my old support network I reached out on Facebook, which helped tremendously as a lot of people came out of the woodwork who had been through it as well, and a few of them who are here in Sydney came to my aid - I've caught up with more friends over the last couple of weeks than I have over the entire last year.
Knowing that we are not alone is definitely important. The first time I went to one of the Linux conferences down here I found out about Blue Hackers through Arjen Lentz' lightning talk when he asked everyone who had experienced depression or knew someone who did to raise their hands... there were a lot of us. Paul Fenwick also gave a lightning talk about depression, and something he said really hit me - as he described making his favourite sandwich in incredibly appetizing detail and how it was absolutely delicious and the best thing in the world... but when he ate it he felt ... nothing. And while I'm not sure I've felt that about a sandwich, when he said that I realised that I had felt exactly that so many times before. Countless times I have stared at my Steam library, or collection of SNES games looking for something to play to take my mind off things, and fired up game after game after game, and I felt... nothing (or frustration since depression blocks positive feelings but allows negative feelings to come through, and every death or mildly annoying game design decision might as well be a dagger to the heart).
I have found that going outside can do wonders to lift my mood, and music has helped me a lot. And the other week when the weather was lame and I could not go out, I tried virtual reality - and like so many times before none of the games had any appeal, and I moved from game to game feeling nothing... but then I tried theBlue, which is not a game, but it did give me exactly the change of scenery I needed at the time, so I do have some hope that more experiences like that might be used to treat depression in the future. That's actually partly why I picked this one up - after seeing what theBlue did for my mood I wanted to try other serene underwater experiences as well, so the timing of this release seemed right, but the weather cleared and I went back to my usual strategies before I got to it.
I am not on medication for this, and I do sometimes think that perhaps I should be. If I had sought professional help before 2009 when I was suffering constantly I think the answer would be a clear yes. But now that I'm OK most of the time... I'm less sure. I could take some to try to avoid future relapses, but given these typically only last a couple of weeks and it often takes longer than that to find which medication works for a given individual it wouldn't even be clear to me if I got through a relapse because of the medication, or just because of all the other strategies I already use to deal with this. Some of my friends are on medication, and it is quite clear that it can help. But then, other friends have got off their medication and tell me that was the best thing they did.
I hope you are doing well Conan. You have my love, as does everyone else who has been through this or supports someone who has.
A lot of your words ring true for my life as well. I moved to Sydney this time last year and while a few of my old friends are here as well and I have made some new ones, it is much harder to keep in touch with them here than it was back in Canberra. Back in school and university it was easier to get the social interaction we all need, and even when I was working for IBM in Canberra I at least had my colleagues that I saw every day. At the moment I am working remotely, either from home or from an office here in Sydney, but since I am not part of any of the Sydney teams my desk is on the other side of the building along with all the others who don't go into the office on a regular basis, so even when I do go into the office I am still pretty isolated.
I have joined a couple of local meetups and made some new friends through those, though I try to avoid going into the CBD itself, because all modes of transport from my apartment to the CBD suck and although I don't usually suffer from anxiety, I have on occasion suffered from panic attacks in large noisy crowds, which is quite scary to find myself suddenly reduced to a mere observer in my own body, watching from a distance as my fight or flight instincts take over and my actions and words seem to come from somewhere else (I can now recognise the changes that occur in my perception just before one of these strike, such as being overwhelmed, dullness of hearing, desaturated vision and a feeling of being disconnected and no longer in the real world, so I do have a few moments to escape).
On top of that I have been under a lot of stress in my job over the last year, having been made a team lead, which I did not want, and being in the line of fire of one particular project that has... got a lot of attention from all levels of management for all the wrong reasons. The mechanisms and chemical changes in the brain for how stress affects depression are fairly well understood, and everything this last year has put me in exactly the worst case scenario for this illness and I was primed for a relapse. I've known this, and have been working with my managers to try to improve things - and things were being put into place... slowly, and ultimately they just did not come soon enough when one of my triggers appeared in my personal life a few weeks ago and pushed me straight over the edge.
I think I started suffering from depression around the age of 16 (2002), though at the time I probably put it down to being a teenager and at first did not realise that it was not normal, until it just... didn't stop. Like many other sufferers I kept it a secret for a very long time - every morning I would wake up and mentally put on a mask so that everyone would just see the happy guy they all knew, because that seemed easier than admitting I had a problem or trying to explain it to people who could not understand. As it is, I only told my mother about this last year and she did not have any idea before that, but as it turns out - there is a family history.
Things got a lot better when I met my partner (now wife) in 2009, and I had also confided in a close friend who also suffered from depression around the same time - that was really a turning point for me and my life has improved a lot since then - to the point where I am now free from depression throughout most of the year... but I do still go through relapses every now and then and probably will for the rest of my life. This time and the time before both happened when my wife and I were separated due to work commitments, and since I have moved cities and am no longer in contact with my old support network I reached out on Facebook, which helped tremendously as a lot of people came out of the woodwork who had been through it as well, and a few of them who are here in Sydney came to my aid - I've caught up with more friends over the last couple of weeks than I have over the entire last year.
Knowing that we are not alone is definitely important. The first time I went to one of the Linux conferences down here I found out about Blue Hackers through Arjen Lentz' lightning talk when he asked everyone who had experienced depression or knew someone who did to raise their hands... there were a lot of us. Paul Fenwick also gave a lightning talk about depression, and something he said really hit me - as he described making his favourite sandwich in incredibly appetizing detail and how it was absolutely delicious and the best thing in the world... but when he ate it he felt ... nothing. And while I'm not sure I've felt that about a sandwich, when he said that I realised that I had felt exactly that so many times before. Countless times I have stared at my Steam library, or collection of SNES games looking for something to play to take my mind off things, and fired up game after game after game, and I felt... nothing (or frustration since depression blocks positive feelings but allows negative feelings to come through, and every death or mildly annoying game design decision might as well be a dagger to the heart).
I have found that going outside can do wonders to lift my mood, and music has helped me a lot. And the other week when the weather was lame and I could not go out, I tried virtual reality - and like so many times before none of the games had any appeal, and I moved from game to game feeling nothing... but then I tried theBlue, which is not a game, but it did give me exactly the change of scenery I needed at the time, so I do have some hope that more experiences like that might be used to treat depression in the future. That's actually partly why I picked this one up - after seeing what theBlue did for my mood I wanted to try other serene underwater experiences as well, so the timing of this release seemed right, but the weather cleared and I went back to my usual strategies before I got to it.
I am not on medication for this, and I do sometimes think that perhaps I should be. If I had sought professional help before 2009 when I was suffering constantly I think the answer would be a clear yes. But now that I'm OK most of the time... I'm less sure. I could take some to try to avoid future relapses, but given these typically only last a couple of weeks and it often takes longer than that to find which medication works for a given individual it wouldn't even be clear to me if I got through a relapse because of the medication, or just because of all the other strategies I already use to deal with this. Some of my friends are on medication, and it is quite clear that it can help. But then, other friends have got off their medication and tell me that was the best thing they did.
I hope you are doing well Conan. You have my love, as does everyone else who has been through this or supports someone who has.
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[quote="DarkStarSword"]Knowing that we are not alone is definitely important. The first time I went to one of the Linux conferences down here I found out about Blue Hackers through Arjen Lentz' lightning talk when he asked everyone who had experienced depression or knew someone who did to raise their hands... there were a lot of us. Paul Fenwick also gave a lightning talk about depression, and something he said really hit me - as he described making his favourite sandwich in incredibly appetizing detail and how it was absolutely delicious and the best thing in the world... but when he ate it he felt ... nothing. And while I'm not sure I've felt that about a sandwich, when he said that I realised that I had felt exactly that so many times before. Countless times I have stared at my Steam library, or collection of SNES games looking for something to play to take my mind off things, and fired up game after game after game, and I felt... nothing (or frustration since depression blocks positive feelings but allows negative feelings to come through, and every death or mildly annoying game design decision might as well be a dagger to the heart).[/quote]
Man, that really hits the nail on the head, both what he said, and also your own relation. I suffer from depression as well EXACTLY the same way: complete loss of energy/motivation, and ability to find enjoyment and contentment from anything. It comes and goes in waves, aka seasonal depression (especially in the winter). Like you, being outside and active does help, but as both a gamer and an introvert (that enjoys spending time at home to recharge), that can be draining and if I do too much, and I feel a sense of that I'm missing out on doing the things I really love, so I get frustrated. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't! LOL. For me, I've tried to stay away from meds as much as I can. Tried some that just made me feel really off, and no benefit even after a few months. Found one that basically feels like it does nothing at all for me when I'm taking it, but when I stop taking it then that's when I seem to have some of those bigger dips, so I'm content enough with that one to just keep taking it (although I haven't been for a while due to financial reasons, which probably explains why I'm currently having the exact same Steam library crisis issue that you've mentioned).
Anyway, glad to hear that you've found some therapeutic outlets that are working for you (music is always a good one, it's gotten me through some tough times, but even that can get dulled in the same way for me since the DJing I do can be very comparable to the enjoyment I get from gaming(or lack thereof)), and I hope the worst is behind you on this round of the battle.
DarkStarSword said:Knowing that we are not alone is definitely important. The first time I went to one of the Linux conferences down here I found out about Blue Hackers through Arjen Lentz' lightning talk when he asked everyone who had experienced depression or knew someone who did to raise their hands... there were a lot of us. Paul Fenwick also gave a lightning talk about depression, and something he said really hit me - as he described making his favourite sandwich in incredibly appetizing detail and how it was absolutely delicious and the best thing in the world... but when he ate it he felt ... nothing. And while I'm not sure I've felt that about a sandwich, when he said that I realised that I had felt exactly that so many times before. Countless times I have stared at my Steam library, or collection of SNES games looking for something to play to take my mind off things, and fired up game after game after game, and I felt... nothing (or frustration since depression blocks positive feelings but allows negative feelings to come through, and every death or mildly annoying game design decision might as well be a dagger to the heart).
Man, that really hits the nail on the head, both what he said, and also your own relation. I suffer from depression as well EXACTLY the same way: complete loss of energy/motivation, and ability to find enjoyment and contentment from anything. It comes and goes in waves, aka seasonal depression (especially in the winter). Like you, being outside and active does help, but as both a gamer and an introvert (that enjoys spending time at home to recharge), that can be draining and if I do too much, and I feel a sense of that I'm missing out on doing the things I really love, so I get frustrated. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't! LOL. For me, I've tried to stay away from meds as much as I can. Tried some that just made me feel really off, and no benefit even after a few months. Found one that basically feels like it does nothing at all for me when I'm taking it, but when I stop taking it then that's when I seem to have some of those bigger dips, so I'm content enough with that one to just keep taking it (although I haven't been for a while due to financial reasons, which probably explains why I'm currently having the exact same Steam library crisis issue that you've mentioned).
Anyway, glad to hear that you've found some therapeutic outlets that are working for you (music is always a good one, it's gotten me through some tough times, but even that can get dulled in the same way for me since the DJing I do can be very comparable to the enjoyment I get from gaming(or lack thereof)), and I hope the worst is behind you on this round of the battle.
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Please dont't go on meds. I've been on meds since I was 18 and they have fucked me up more then helped.
Here is how they work. They will stop you from going to your lowest low, and can possibly prevent self harm, but they can also increase those tendencies as well....it's a catch 22. But they also prevent you from reaching a nice natural high. You're basically in this inbetween zone. You know those days that are manageable where you almost feel like your self but not quite there? that is how you will feel on anti-depressents when they work....Don't get me started on when they don't work! The side effects can be pretty severe, and the fact that they take 2-6 weeks to even really work is BS for me right there. In 2 to 6 weeks I may feel different but it will have nothing to do with the drugs.
I've never met anyone on anti-depressants who was really happy. Just stuck in a kind of zombie mode. It's actually very sad.
I've been treated like a lab rat, and I quite taking all meds a few years ago, and I actually feel better. For some however anti depressants can be a life savior. But unless you are suicidal, then please don't start down that path.
Diet is also a very big thing. You have to make sure to get your diet straight and that could make you feel better then and meds will. Getting your B vitamins, Omega 3, etc can also significantly help. Eating Organic, cutting sugar, and meat can also make a drastic difference.
Something that greatly helped me for a time was Marijuana. Made me relax, and helped me get out of my head. Made me enjoy things again.....for a while :( Got addicted to it, and after stopping, my lows were much worse then pre Marijuana phase.
I think that anything that messes with Dopamine, and or Serotonin that is not natural, will eventually lead to down regulation of those receptors and you will eventually get to a point where it just doesn't work and you will actually feel worse. It takes months to regain any semblance of normal neuron transmitter balance in the brain.
Bottom line is now I'm drug free, other then some alcohol which I'm trying to cut back on. I feel better.
I hate Depression. I'm pissed at myself that I feel depressed. Depression is a very selfish disease (not by choice). Being so stuck in your head to the determent of those around you. Seeing your life go by, while you just think about it. Always living in the past, or distant future, never in the present moment.
In reality my life is pretty amazing. Even though I'm currently unemployed, have no GF/Wife, Lack of friends, etc. But I still have my health (mostly), I have a roof over my head, I have food, and still have a family. This is better then probably 70% of the population right off the bat. So what do I have to be depressed about? I'll always find something......that's the fucked up thing about this disease.
I'm glad I posted this stuff because I'm very introverted and haven't really expressed anything to anyone in a very long time. Maybe others here can also relate?
About Abzu. LOL.
I do find I gravitate towards these types of games because they are almost a form of meditation for me. Nothing to stressful, and lets me just enjoy the amazing scenery and atmosphere.
It's still incredibly beautiful even in plane old 2D, and it doesn't hurt that I'm playing in 4K on an OLED :)
Please dont't go on meds. I've been on meds since I was 18 and they have fucked me up more then helped.
Here is how they work. They will stop you from going to your lowest low, and can possibly prevent self harm, but they can also increase those tendencies as well....it's a catch 22. But they also prevent you from reaching a nice natural high. You're basically in this inbetween zone. You know those days that are manageable where you almost feel like your self but not quite there? that is how you will feel on anti-depressents when they work....Don't get me started on when they don't work! The side effects can be pretty severe, and the fact that they take 2-6 weeks to even really work is BS for me right there. In 2 to 6 weeks I may feel different but it will have nothing to do with the drugs.
I've never met anyone on anti-depressants who was really happy. Just stuck in a kind of zombie mode. It's actually very sad.
I've been treated like a lab rat, and I quite taking all meds a few years ago, and I actually feel better. For some however anti depressants can be a life savior. But unless you are suicidal, then please don't start down that path.
Diet is also a very big thing. You have to make sure to get your diet straight and that could make you feel better then and meds will. Getting your B vitamins, Omega 3, etc can also significantly help. Eating Organic, cutting sugar, and meat can also make a drastic difference.
Something that greatly helped me for a time was Marijuana. Made me relax, and helped me get out of my head. Made me enjoy things again.....for a while :( Got addicted to it, and after stopping, my lows were much worse then pre Marijuana phase.
I think that anything that messes with Dopamine, and or Serotonin that is not natural, will eventually lead to down regulation of those receptors and you will eventually get to a point where it just doesn't work and you will actually feel worse. It takes months to regain any semblance of normal neuron transmitter balance in the brain.
Bottom line is now I'm drug free, other then some alcohol which I'm trying to cut back on. I feel better.
I hate Depression. I'm pissed at myself that I feel depressed. Depression is a very selfish disease (not by choice). Being so stuck in your head to the determent of those around you. Seeing your life go by, while you just think about it. Always living in the past, or distant future, never in the present moment.
In reality my life is pretty amazing. Even though I'm currently unemployed, have no GF/Wife, Lack of friends, etc. But I still have my health (mostly), I have a roof over my head, I have food, and still have a family. This is better then probably 70% of the population right off the bat. So what do I have to be depressed about? I'll always find something......that's the fucked up thing about this disease.
I'm glad I posted this stuff because I'm very introverted and haven't really expressed anything to anyone in a very long time. Maybe others here can also relate?
About Abzu. LOL.
I do find I gravitate towards these types of games because they are almost a form of meditation for me. Nothing to stressful, and lets me just enjoy the amazing scenery and atmosphere.
It's still incredibly beautiful even in plane old 2D, and it doesn't hurt that I'm playing in 4K on an OLED :)
I was checking up on Abzu's progress and found these latest depression posts and wanted to chime in something small.
I don't personally suffer from depression but I am close with several people who do. I've repeatedly seen that medication CAN be helpful, but is often severely over prescribed by the doctors. Most of the people I've seen become accepting and happy of their medication have done so by reducing their dosage by half or more. It gets them to that spot that isn't zombie-like as Conan experienced, but also isn't defeatist like depression can typically feel.
There can be a happy middle ground, and you can relieve it.
My condolences to all y'all fighting that fight. I know its a real struggle, and I've seen others deal with it at its worst, but you can take that on and manage it and be happy.
I was checking up on Abzu's progress and found these latest depression posts and wanted to chime in something small.
I don't personally suffer from depression but I am close with several people who do. I've repeatedly seen that medication CAN be helpful, but is often severely over prescribed by the doctors. Most of the people I've seen become accepting and happy of their medication have done so by reducing their dosage by half or more. It gets them to that spot that isn't zombie-like as Conan experienced, but also isn't defeatist like depression can typically feel.
There can be a happy middle ground, and you can relieve it.
My condolences to all y'all fighting that fight. I know its a real struggle, and I've seen others deal with it at its worst, but you can take that on and manage it and be happy.
My motivation has returned at last, and I'm making progress:
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Good to see you back Ian.
It was quite boring lately in here. Felt like everybody left neighbourhood.
Screenshots looks great. The Witness art style I see. Might get it one day. Really like underwater traveling.
I enjoy this game a lot. It's short, only 1~2 hours long, but provides a very nice and well rounded experience. It's the kind of game I like to replay every few months, a bit like a good movie.
If you compare this game with other AAA titles with super long campaigns, deep multi player and 100s of hours of gameplay, it sure looks very expensive. But these types of games rarely provide you the same emotions that this game offers.
This games is better compared with a good movie (on BluRay 3D).
A lot of people compare this game to Journey, mainly because it comes from the same lead artists, but in my opinion this game is better compared with their previous game: Flower.
It's a much smaller game, focused on a smaller set of ideas.
The one thing that you need to know before you buy is how ridiculously resource hungry this game is.
For such a small game, you'd expect it to run at a really fast framerate, but it actually demands an extremely powerful GPU.
And it's not because of the high number of fish (you can change the amount of fish in the options quite dramatically, it barely makes any difference in the final framerate). I'm not sure if it's just because of a bad console port (seriously bad console port) or if the developers just decided to use heavy shaders and GPU computes without any plan B just because they could.
I played the game in 3D Stereo using both Nvidia and Tridef drivers, the game is fully playable but both suffer from the same visual issues.
(I had to disable the motion blur via the GameUserSettings.ini config file)
I would like to thank you DarkStarSword for your work. You allow us to enjoy these games so much more.
It looks like you managed to fix all the super annoying issues of the first scene of the game : under surface refraction, the green grass areas over the sand and light refraction patterns on the sand.
It looks great already ! I hope you'll be able to fix the other issues in the rest of the game (shadows, the diver's flashlight in dark areas, the wall "decals" paintings, and the murky water effect in the later levels)
I'm looking forward for you patch and I wish you lots of good things.
I enjoy this game a lot. It's short, only 1~2 hours long, but provides a very nice and well rounded experience. It's the kind of game I like to replay every few months, a bit like a good movie.
If you compare this game with other AAA titles with super long campaigns, deep multi player and 100s of hours of gameplay, it sure looks very expensive. But these types of games rarely provide you the same emotions that this game offers.
This games is better compared with a good movie (on BluRay 3D).
A lot of people compare this game to Journey, mainly because it comes from the same lead artists, but in my opinion this game is better compared with their previous game: Flower.
It's a much smaller game, focused on a smaller set of ideas.
The one thing that you need to know before you buy is how ridiculously resource hungry this game is.
For such a small game, you'd expect it to run at a really fast framerate, but it actually demands an extremely powerful GPU.
And it's not because of the high number of fish (you can change the amount of fish in the options quite dramatically, it barely makes any difference in the final framerate). I'm not sure if it's just because of a bad console port (seriously bad console port) or if the developers just decided to use heavy shaders and GPU computes without any plan B just because they could.
I played the game in 3D Stereo using both Nvidia and Tridef drivers, the game is fully playable but both suffer from the same visual issues.
(I had to disable the motion blur via the GameUserSettings.ini config file)
I would like to thank you DarkStarSword for your work. You allow us to enjoy these games so much more.
It looks like you managed to fix all the super annoying issues of the first scene of the game : under surface refraction, the green grass areas over the sand and light refraction patterns on the sand.
It looks great already ! I hope you'll be able to fix the other issues in the rest of the game (shadows, the diver's flashlight in dark areas, the wall "decals" paintings, and the murky water effect in the later levels)
I'm looking forward for you patch and I wish you lots of good things.
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DarkstarSword, I just tried your work-in-progress fix for this game at your Github page.
It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.
DarkstarSword, I just tried your work-in-progress fix for this game at your Github page.
It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.
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[quote="BlackSharkfr"]DarkstarSword, I just tried your work-in-progress fix for this game at your Github page.
It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.[/quote]
do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it
BlackSharkfr said:DarkstarSword, I just tried your work-in-progress fix for this game at your Github page.
It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.
do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it
[quote="castlemadeofsand"][quote="BlackSharkfr"]DarkstarSword, I just tried your work-in-progress fix for this game at your Github page.
It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.[/quote]do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it [/quote]
No, posting someone else's work would be wrong.
DarkStarSword will post it when it's ready. In the meantime, you can piece it together using his GitHub repo, or better, be patient. If it were complete, he would have already posted it, so playing it before it's done means getting an inferior experience.
BlackSharkfr said:DarkstarSword, I just tried your work-in-progress fix for this game at your Github page.
It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.
do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it
No, posting someone else's work would be wrong.
DarkStarSword will post it when it's ready. In the meantime, you can piece it together using his GitHub repo, or better, be patient. If it were complete, he would have already posted it, so playing it before it's done means getting an inferior experience.
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[quote="castlemadeofsand"]do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it [/quote]
I would not re-publish his work without explicit authorisation. (I did not ask for one).
Also I don't see the point of making a release build since it's not complete and he's still actively working on it.
However, the files are accessible publicly on his github page (scroll up to his post, the link is in his signature).
This means it's ok for you to download the files from his page, but I cannot find any licence information on his github page, so I must assume full copyright is in force (I cannot re-publish the content without his approval, even if I modified it)
If you want to try the work in progress patch :
- First grab the latest 3DMigoto release (1.2.44) and copy the files to your steamapps\common\ABZU\AbzuGame\Binaries\Win64\ folder.
- Download his files directly from his github page (you need to download the whole repository, for some reason github does not let you download a single folder).
- add his d3dx.ini and his ShaderFixes folder to the steamapps\common\ABZU\AbzuGame\Binaries\Win64\ folder and you're done
(the rest are links for use on his own computer : he stores the 3DMigoto files in a separate folder and adds them to the Abzu directory by setting up symbolic links (special type of shortcut). When he pushed the content to GitHub, it automatically synchronized the link instead of the original file)
castlemadeofsand said:do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it
I would not re-publish his work without explicit authorisation. (I did not ask for one).
Also I don't see the point of making a release build since it's not complete and he's still actively working on it.
However, the files are accessible publicly on his github page (scroll up to his post, the link is in his signature).
This means it's ok for you to download the files from his page, but I cannot find any licence information on his github page, so I must assume full copyright is in force (I cannot re-publish the content without his approval, even if I modified it)
If you want to try the work in progress patch :
- First grab the latest 3DMigoto release (1.2.44) and copy the files to your steamapps\common\ABZU\AbzuGame\Binaries\Win64\ folder.
- Download his files directly from his github page (you need to download the whole repository, for some reason github does not let you download a single folder).
- add his d3dx.ini and his ShaderFixes folder to the steamapps\common\ABZU\AbzuGame\Binaries\Win64\ folder and you're done
(the rest are links for use on his own computer : he stores the 3DMigoto files in a separate folder and adds them to the Abzu directory by setting up symbolic links (special type of shortcut). When he pushed the content to GitHub, it automatically synchronized the link instead of the original file)
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Really sorry to hear that. I've been suffering from depression most of my life, so I know exactly what you're going through. I'm 35, unemployed, single, etc. Anxiety and depression has been something I've been "dealing" with since the 8th grade.
Gaming has been one of the things that has helped me get through really tough periods in my life, and I've recently and currently been going through a phase where even gaming has ceased to bring me pleasure it once did. I'm trying to get back into it, as at least it keeps my thoughts from going into dark places it drifts towards, when my mind is not occupied by other things.
I've recently moved, and I've pretty much lost most of my friends, but I'm hoping to start anew, but anyone whose suffered with depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, knows how much harder it is to make friends then the average person.
Because of my depression I've basically become socially retarded. I have a high IQ and I'd be considered an intelligent person, but emotionally and socially, I'm the equivalent of a 16 year old. The good news is that I can "choose" to be 17 next year, and still have my whole life ahead of me :)
I hope that you get better soon, and anyone else who is dealing with any mental issues has my sincere empathy.
Anything (other then self harm or harm to others) that can bring us a respite from our every day problems, either physical, mental, or financial is OK in my book.
DarkStarSword, take your time getting back into it. Hopefully you have a support system in place to help you out, as dealing with depression on your own, is a real bitch. I think it's important to know that even though depression is very "lonely", many people are dealing with it, and just knowing that you're not alone can help.
I send my love to all on this forum, as this is one of the best online communities I've ever been part off.
I have a poor memory, but I can still VIVIDLY recall the day I got my first 3D vision setup and joining this forum soon afterwards. This community has been one of the only places that is not full of vitriol and hate in almost every second post.
Thanks.
A lot of your words ring true for my life as well. I moved to Sydney this time last year and while a few of my old friends are here as well and I have made some new ones, it is much harder to keep in touch with them here than it was back in Canberra. Back in school and university it was easier to get the social interaction we all need, and even when I was working for IBM in Canberra I at least had my colleagues that I saw every day. At the moment I am working remotely, either from home or from an office here in Sydney, but since I am not part of any of the Sydney teams my desk is on the other side of the building along with all the others who don't go into the office on a regular basis, so even when I do go into the office I am still pretty isolated.
I have joined a couple of local meetups and made some new friends through those, though I try to avoid going into the CBD itself, because all modes of transport from my apartment to the CBD suck and although I don't usually suffer from anxiety, I have on occasion suffered from panic attacks in large noisy crowds, which is quite scary to find myself suddenly reduced to a mere observer in my own body, watching from a distance as my fight or flight instincts take over and my actions and words seem to come from somewhere else (I can now recognise the changes that occur in my perception just before one of these strike, such as being overwhelmed, dullness of hearing, desaturated vision and a feeling of being disconnected and no longer in the real world, so I do have a few moments to escape).
On top of that I have been under a lot of stress in my job over the last year, having been made a team lead, which I did not want, and being in the line of fire of one particular project that has... got a lot of attention from all levels of management for all the wrong reasons. The mechanisms and chemical changes in the brain for how stress affects depression are fairly well understood, and everything this last year has put me in exactly the worst case scenario for this illness and I was primed for a relapse. I've known this, and have been working with my managers to try to improve things - and things were being put into place... slowly, and ultimately they just did not come soon enough when one of my triggers appeared in my personal life a few weeks ago and pushed me straight over the edge.
I think I started suffering from depression around the age of 16 (2002), though at the time I probably put it down to being a teenager and at first did not realise that it was not normal, until it just... didn't stop. Like many other sufferers I kept it a secret for a very long time - every morning I would wake up and mentally put on a mask so that everyone would just see the happy guy they all knew, because that seemed easier than admitting I had a problem or trying to explain it to people who could not understand. As it is, I only told my mother about this last year and she did not have any idea before that, but as it turns out - there is a family history.
Things got a lot better when I met my partner (now wife) in 2009, and I had also confided in a close friend who also suffered from depression around the same time - that was really a turning point for me and my life has improved a lot since then - to the point where I am now free from depression throughout most of the year... but I do still go through relapses every now and then and probably will for the rest of my life. This time and the time before both happened when my wife and I were separated due to work commitments, and since I have moved cities and am no longer in contact with my old support network I reached out on Facebook, which helped tremendously as a lot of people came out of the woodwork who had been through it as well, and a few of them who are here in Sydney came to my aid - I've caught up with more friends over the last couple of weeks than I have over the entire last year.
Knowing that we are not alone is definitely important. The first time I went to one of the Linux conferences down here I found out about Blue Hackers through Arjen Lentz' lightning talk when he asked everyone who had experienced depression or knew someone who did to raise their hands... there were a lot of us. Paul Fenwick also gave a lightning talk about depression, and something he said really hit me - as he described making his favourite sandwich in incredibly appetizing detail and how it was absolutely delicious and the best thing in the world... but when he ate it he felt ... nothing. And while I'm not sure I've felt that about a sandwich, when he said that I realised that I had felt exactly that so many times before. Countless times I have stared at my Steam library, or collection of SNES games looking for something to play to take my mind off things, and fired up game after game after game, and I felt... nothing (or frustration since depression blocks positive feelings but allows negative feelings to come through, and every death or mildly annoying game design decision might as well be a dagger to the heart).
I have found that going outside can do wonders to lift my mood, and music has helped me a lot. And the other week when the weather was lame and I could not go out, I tried virtual reality - and like so many times before none of the games had any appeal, and I moved from game to game feeling nothing... but then I tried theBlue, which is not a game, but it did give me exactly the change of scenery I needed at the time, so I do have some hope that more experiences like that might be used to treat depression in the future. That's actually partly why I picked this one up - after seeing what theBlue did for my mood I wanted to try other serene underwater experiences as well, so the timing of this release seemed right, but the weather cleared and I went back to my usual strategies before I got to it.
I am not on medication for this, and I do sometimes think that perhaps I should be. If I had sought professional help before 2009 when I was suffering constantly I think the answer would be a clear yes. But now that I'm OK most of the time... I'm less sure. I could take some to try to avoid future relapses, but given these typically only last a couple of weeks and it often takes longer than that to find which medication works for a given individual it wouldn't even be clear to me if I got through a relapse because of the medication, or just because of all the other strategies I already use to deal with this. Some of my friends are on medication, and it is quite clear that it can help. But then, other friends have got off their medication and tell me that was the best thing they did.
I hope you are doing well Conan. You have my love, as does everyone else who has been through this or supports someone who has.
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Man, that really hits the nail on the head, both what he said, and also your own relation. I suffer from depression as well EXACTLY the same way: complete loss of energy/motivation, and ability to find enjoyment and contentment from anything. It comes and goes in waves, aka seasonal depression (especially in the winter). Like you, being outside and active does help, but as both a gamer and an introvert (that enjoys spending time at home to recharge), that can be draining and if I do too much, and I feel a sense of that I'm missing out on doing the things I really love, so I get frustrated. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't! LOL. For me, I've tried to stay away from meds as much as I can. Tried some that just made me feel really off, and no benefit even after a few months. Found one that basically feels like it does nothing at all for me when I'm taking it, but when I stop taking it then that's when I seem to have some of those bigger dips, so I'm content enough with that one to just keep taking it (although I haven't been for a while due to financial reasons, which probably explains why I'm currently having the exact same Steam library crisis issue that you've mentioned).
Anyway, glad to hear that you've found some therapeutic outlets that are working for you (music is always a good one, it's gotten me through some tough times, but even that can get dulled in the same way for me since the DJing I do can be very comparable to the enjoyment I get from gaming(or lack thereof)), and I hope the worst is behind you on this round of the battle.
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Here is how they work. They will stop you from going to your lowest low, and can possibly prevent self harm, but they can also increase those tendencies as well....it's a catch 22. But they also prevent you from reaching a nice natural high. You're basically in this inbetween zone. You know those days that are manageable where you almost feel like your self but not quite there? that is how you will feel on anti-depressents when they work....Don't get me started on when they don't work! The side effects can be pretty severe, and the fact that they take 2-6 weeks to even really work is BS for me right there. In 2 to 6 weeks I may feel different but it will have nothing to do with the drugs.
I've never met anyone on anti-depressants who was really happy. Just stuck in a kind of zombie mode. It's actually very sad.
I've been treated like a lab rat, and I quite taking all meds a few years ago, and I actually feel better. For some however anti depressants can be a life savior. But unless you are suicidal, then please don't start down that path.
Diet is also a very big thing. You have to make sure to get your diet straight and that could make you feel better then and meds will. Getting your B vitamins, Omega 3, etc can also significantly help. Eating Organic, cutting sugar, and meat can also make a drastic difference.
Something that greatly helped me for a time was Marijuana. Made me relax, and helped me get out of my head. Made me enjoy things again.....for a while :( Got addicted to it, and after stopping, my lows were much worse then pre Marijuana phase.
I think that anything that messes with Dopamine, and or Serotonin that is not natural, will eventually lead to down regulation of those receptors and you will eventually get to a point where it just doesn't work and you will actually feel worse. It takes months to regain any semblance of normal neuron transmitter balance in the brain.
Bottom line is now I'm drug free, other then some alcohol which I'm trying to cut back on. I feel better.
I hate Depression. I'm pissed at myself that I feel depressed. Depression is a very selfish disease (not by choice). Being so stuck in your head to the determent of those around you. Seeing your life go by, while you just think about it. Always living in the past, or distant future, never in the present moment.
In reality my life is pretty amazing. Even though I'm currently unemployed, have no GF/Wife, Lack of friends, etc. But I still have my health (mostly), I have a roof over my head, I have food, and still have a family. This is better then probably 70% of the population right off the bat. So what do I have to be depressed about? I'll always find something......that's the fucked up thing about this disease.
I'm glad I posted this stuff because I'm very introverted and haven't really expressed anything to anyone in a very long time. Maybe others here can also relate?
About Abzu. LOL.
I do find I gravitate towards these types of games because they are almost a form of meditation for me. Nothing to stressful, and lets me just enjoy the amazing scenery and atmosphere.
It's still incredibly beautiful even in plane old 2D, and it doesn't hurt that I'm playing in 4K on an OLED :)
I don't personally suffer from depression but I am close with several people who do. I've repeatedly seen that medication CAN be helpful, but is often severely over prescribed by the doctors. Most of the people I've seen become accepting and happy of their medication have done so by reducing their dosage by half or more. It gets them to that spot that isn't zombie-like as Conan experienced, but also isn't defeatist like depression can typically feel.
There can be a happy middle ground, and you can relieve it.
My condolences to all y'all fighting that fight. I know its a real struggle, and I've seen others deal with it at its worst, but you can take that on and manage it and be happy.
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It was quite boring lately in here. Felt like everybody left neighbourhood.
Screenshots looks great. The Witness art style I see. Might get it one day. Really like underwater traveling.
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If you compare this game with other AAA titles with super long campaigns, deep multi player and 100s of hours of gameplay, it sure looks very expensive. But these types of games rarely provide you the same emotions that this game offers.
This games is better compared with a good movie (on BluRay 3D).
A lot of people compare this game to Journey, mainly because it comes from the same lead artists, but in my opinion this game is better compared with their previous game: Flower.
It's a much smaller game, focused on a smaller set of ideas.
The one thing that you need to know before you buy is how ridiculously resource hungry this game is.
For such a small game, you'd expect it to run at a really fast framerate, but it actually demands an extremely powerful GPU.
And it's not because of the high number of fish (you can change the amount of fish in the options quite dramatically, it barely makes any difference in the final framerate). I'm not sure if it's just because of a bad console port (seriously bad console port) or if the developers just decided to use heavy shaders and GPU computes without any plan B just because they could.
I played the game in 3D Stereo using both Nvidia and Tridef drivers, the game is fully playable but both suffer from the same visual issues.
(I had to disable the motion blur via the GameUserSettings.ini config file)
I would like to thank you DarkStarSword for your work. You allow us to enjoy these games so much more.
It looks like you managed to fix all the super annoying issues of the first scene of the game : under surface refraction, the green grass areas over the sand and light refraction patterns on the sand.
It looks great already ! I hope you'll be able to fix the other issues in the rest of the game (shadows, the diver's flashlight in dark areas, the wall "decals" paintings, and the murky water effect in the later levels)
I'm looking forward for you patch and I wish you lots of good things.
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It took me a while to understand the files in the folder weren't the actual 3DMigoto files but local symbolic links for use on your own computer, which I had to replace with 3DMigoto files on my side.
Once I got it working : wow !
You managed to fix a huge amount of bugs. The game looks amazing, with huge sections completely bug free.
Thank you so much for making this game so great in 3D. You are awesome !
I am looking forward for your final fix with the little remaining things.
By the way : for anyone interested in this game who haven't bought it yet.
It is on sale on steam : 30% off until October 12th.
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do you think you can post this? ive been waiting to play this game in 3d and am eager to try it
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No, posting someone else's work would be wrong.
DarkStarSword will post it when it's ready. In the meantime, you can piece it together using his GitHub repo, or better, be patient. If it were complete, he would have already posted it, so playing it before it's done means getting an inferior experience.
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I would not re-publish his work without explicit authorisation. (I did not ask for one).
Also I don't see the point of making a release build since it's not complete and he's still actively working on it.
However, the files are accessible publicly on his github page (scroll up to his post, the link is in his signature).
This means it's ok for you to download the files from his page, but I cannot find any licence information on his github page, so I must assume full copyright is in force (I cannot re-publish the content without his approval, even if I modified it)
If you want to try the work in progress patch :
- First grab the latest 3DMigoto release (1.2.44) and copy the files to your steamapps\common\ABZU\AbzuGame\Binaries\Win64\ folder.
- Download his files directly from his github page (you need to download the whole repository, for some reason github does not let you download a single folder).
- add his d3dx.ini and his ShaderFixes folder to the steamapps\common\ABZU\AbzuGame\Binaries\Win64\ folder and you're done
(the rest are links for use on his own computer : he stores the 3DMigoto files in a separate folder and adds them to the Abzu directory by setting up symbolic links (special type of shortcut). When he pushed the content to GitHub, it automatically synchronized the link instead of the original file)
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