Mobile games like Merge Mansion combine the thrill of a guilty pleasure with the compulsion-creating mechanics of a gameplay loop. And that's how they get ya.
to keep you from turning them off. There’s something incredibly soothing about cleaning up the dilapidated areas of the mansion. Plus the dopamine hit when Iget the object I’ve been after for days is real. I’m playing straight into the gamemakers’ hands here, and it doesn’t feel great—but it also feels fantastic. Plus, I have a feeling there’s some internalized toxicity at play.
Instead of being embarrassed, I’ve decided to embrace the shame. Not only did I fall prey to a bizarre Instagram ad, but I am now hooked on a mobile game that is engineered to suck real money out of me eventually. Does it even matter that I haven’t dropped any cash on it yet? Not really. It’s probably going to happen if I play for long enough. The shame I feel when it eventually happens will be real, but it will also be satisfying.
And what’s the big deal, really? Aren’t I the first person to yell if anyone tries to denigrate mobile gaming as invalid? I’m just as much of a gamer when I’m tapping away on a mobile game as I am when compulsively playing on my console. I shouldn’t feel embarrassed about the kind of title I’m playing, and even if I do , I’ll embrace that emotion, instead of hiding behind it.
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