Real life is terribad right now. What better way to cope than shedding this reality in favour of becoming worryingly invested in the lives of fake videogame people, watching them cock up a grilled cheese as I ignore the fact I haven't eaten anything for several hours?
Welcome to Critical Hit (formerly known as Soundtrack Sunday), where I celebrate and lament all things videogame music, audio design, and the ways our favourite games make our ears tingle.
If you couldn't tell, I'm back on a life sim kick. I've been having a wicked time decorating houses in Paralives (we don't talk about the state of my own home), but the hand of nostalgia has also yoinked me by the scruff in the direction of The Sims 2.
Much the same as anyone who grew up in the early 2000s and had access to a family computer, it's the game that shaped my formative years. That extends to my music taste, too—I literally got into Paramore because the PlayStation 2 had a ...
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