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    Video games are tough on you because they love you

    Some video game fans chide others for not "getting good" enough to beat tough games. But frequent failure can foster personal growth knit communities together.
    by Jamal Michel Nov 23, 2022 3 minutes
    <em>Elden Ring</em>, just one of several recent games that force players to persevere through failure.

    "Game Over." "You Died." "Wasted." These phrases are rites of passage, a chiding to video game players ill-equipped for the task ahead. Whether you're controlling Leon Kennedy's ragdoll body spinning from an exploding tripwire in Resident Evil 4 or losing a fight to a cheap low sweep in Super Street Fighter 4, dying sucks.

    But that doesn't mean you do.

    It's easy to attribute a loss — or several losses in a row — to being "trash" at a given video game. The genesis of the" mantra hinges on the premise that you're just a bad gamer.

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