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The elegance of movement in Silksong


Pain never felt this good

But I imagine a close equivalent — in the dopamine receptor, brain psychiatry sense — is landing a crazy combo spike in Super Smash Bros. To be honest, I find myself enjoying how quickly I can move through a familiar room, deftly bouncing from one wall to the next as I make my way to my nearly-inevitable demise at the hands of some boss. If I am constantly dying to shitboxes or lag, I will stop playing the game, because the tight connection between 'do thing' and 'predictable outcome' and 'dopamine lights up' begins to unravel.

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