In Memoriam: The Worlds of Games, as seen in Turkey

Out of all the thousands of hours I’ve spent in open world games this generation, loving every minute of the escapism and the wonderful feelings of awe and discovery, never would I have thought that travelling through Turkey with a sweaty back and layers of sunscreen on would bring back that same sense of digital wanderlust. For an almost-exclusively indoor activity such as gaming, it can certainly capture the outside world in fine detail - and despite the oft-occasion when I have thought back to my console and PC library back home, I am happy to report that the reverse is also true; that the world out there can help conjure fond memories of those many adventures we’ve had in the likes of Red Dead Redemption, Dark Souls, and Skyrim.

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