Been thinking back on video games that I grew up with, stuff like Tony Hawk, Xenosaga, Jet Set Radio Future, Dead or Alive, hell even anime shows I grew up watching, Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bepop, Death Note, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Hell Girl, Witch Hunter Robin, Ghost in the Shell, and so many more. Made me realize how much time actually passed, but when I actually stop to look back on the games and anime I grew up with, it literally feels like yesterday, as cheesy as that sounds, I'm being 100% honest.
I know it sounds childish, but so many of those games and anime shows, not only did I grow up with them, but in some ways it felt like they were raising me, becoming the mentors, friends, and siblings I never had, and yes some I had crushes on briefly. Most of the characters I held onto dearly, literally helped me keep going or gave me motivation during times of my life when I needed it.
Looking back on everything, in some ways, it feels like yesterday, even though it's been years, and in other ways over 20 years ago... When I first realized how much time actually has gone by, it hurt like hell, but I realized that thanks to technology, I can rewatch the shows, replay the games, and watch gameplays on games as well, so it's not like I can never see the characters I grew up with again, but in another sense, it's painfully clear that the childlike wonder I had, it's gone, I'll never be able to enjoy the shows and games the way I did when I first experienced them growing up. I'm sure it's possible to get the childlike wonder back, but it takes a lot of willpower to hold onto it.
Now thanks to technology and the internet you can rewatch gameplay of the games you grew up with, and replay the games yourself, including rewatching all the old shows you grew up with too, so in a way, you can always revisit your childhood, or create a brand new one. It's all up to you, whether you keep the child inside of you alive and reconnect with your childhood.
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