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You need imges. Boruto imges.
But in other news, I had a random idea that I became instantly fascinated with. Basically, everyone has something called a Heart Game. Why that name specifically? Thought it was cool. Anyway, Heart Games are, as the name suggests, games. They're basically video games that you can play with someone just about whenever you want, because Heart Games are, ironically, contained within the mind. Yep, you get to play an imaginary game with a friend by linking your minds together or something I haven't figured that out yet.
Heart Games vary wildly, from puzzle games to platformers to RPGs, so on and so forth. While they can change over time, the type of game always remains the same and the general plot of it is usually slightly tweaked at the most, so you can't just change your Heart Game to a racer if you decide you don't like fighting games. Heart Games are typically co-op, and sometimes the 'owner' of the Heart Game will join in to play it with a friend instead of just watching. The players play as themselves, but usually have abilities and powers based on their real-life skills and sometimes personality. For example, if you're a talented swimmer, you may be one in the Heart Game too. You might even be able to breathe underwater when others can't, or run on the water. Or, y'know, literally use use water to attack. I personally really liked that concept, but of course I did. You can also save your progress in Heart Games so you can come back to them later, just like playing an actual game.
Now that I've got all that out of the way, there's one more thing that I'm going to ramble about in detail. Heart Games also have difficulty options, and this is where it can really get interesting. Let's just say there are three difficulties. Easy will, of course, be the easiest. However, it will also be the most vague. The plot will usually be very simple, or practically nonexistent. Normal and Hard will reward your efforts with a more detailed story, as well as challenging you with tougher enemies, less power-ups or level-ups, stricter timers, whatever applies to the type of game. So the full game experience is on Hard mode. But there's always one more difficulty, and it's not one that's always apparent you can access. You'll often need to meet special conditions in the Heart Game, like beating this opponent on this difficulty with this item or stuff like that. But even when you do meet those conditions, it's still up to the owner of the Heart Game if you're allowed to play it. If they don't want you playing the hardest difficulty, then you can't. While at first, it sounds like any ol' Extra Hard mode that you unlock for being a talented enough gamer, there's more to it. There's a reason the owner doesn't always want you to play it, it's because of what it could tell you about them. That's right, the highest difficulty is full of differences and secrets that could basically reveal the workings of one's mind and thoughts, from things they want to hide to what they usually think about. And it's a little unsettling to think that someone could go in there and find something, even if the owner doesn't have much of anything that they really want to keep hidden. And the fact that they don't even know what the players could find makes it even worse. Yep, you cannot access the highest difficulty of your own Heart Game on your own, so not even you'll know what's in there until someone else goes digging around. It usually takes curiosity and trust to be able to play the highest difficulty, and all the weird mind stuff aside, it is challenging, obviously more challenging than Hard is. You're also unable to save while on the highest difficulty, so you'll have to beat it in one go with no continues. It's always vague with help and direction, so you'll have to figure it out on your own. And since layout and stuff can change, you might end up lost or have to navigate unfamiliar levels and locations, making it even easier to lose. All the while the atmosphere is off, being darker or duller, and the music is usually not as pleasant to listen to when it's there at all. Oh, and the plot usually goes back to vague, like on Easy mode. It's there, but just like the many secrets, you'll have to look for it. You can play with others, though they'll also have to be trusted enough to be allowed to play the highest difficulty.
Can you tell I feel super creative even though I probably ripped off Sword Art Online or something like that?
Oct 30, 2023
by
Gau
