How osu! ruined my life
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2023
- ...and how I should've played a different game instead.
This is just my own personal experience and I don't expect everyone to relate to this, but I hope the video empathize to the people that do.
Other Links:
Twitch: / saowangel
Discord server: / discord
osu!profile: osu.ppy.sh/users/9782756
Oops editing error at 3:47
The styles included in the video consist of:
First-person perspective
My own style (used in existing videos)
Sketched animatics (Similar to Tokaku's older videos)
Internet Historian's PNG animations
Photoshop Animation (like in Leafy's videos)
Talking over Discord DMs
Mapping my voiceover in osu!
Playing in Valorant
Talking over a powerpoint presentation
Keyframing my character over a TED Talk
A pretty chaotic video retelling my experience with struggling to fit in with the cool, normal people because of osu!. I hear the same video games that everyone else played like Valorant, Genshin Impact, League of Legends and more... that I couldn't force myself to play, which led to me drifting apart from friends.
It's pretty isolating not being able to talk about something you have a strong interest to, and experiences like this led me to become more of a reserved person irl. I'm hoping the video can let people in the same position to ignore what everyone else is doing and reach out to more like minded people.
The mix-media style was originally a scrapped video idea, but I decided to add to a video like this to make the storytime format a bit more interesting as well with challenge myself creatively to find different way to express myself. Cause topics like these, you can just add some random video game in the background which is lazy.
If your “friends” left you just because you stopped playing a certain game, then you weren’t friends to begin with. They were just mutuals with the games you guys played on.
I was osu royalty back in the day, that's how good I was. Fast as lightning and with a never failing sense of rhythm. After 12yrs of not playing though, I tried it again and found myself such a slow and clumsy abomination that I almost threw myself through the window. Osu is the most addictive game I have ever played, because you have to maintain your skills coooonstantly. And you've got to clock in an insane amount of hours to get even a little good in the first place. It's video game crack and demands your full attention for you to get god-tier. And once you get there. Man, well you never want to come down. A social life is not an option with osu though. Not a chance.
Except for the content side of things, everything in this video relates to me aswell. My friends would play on consoles (PS4, XBOX, etc.) but i would be playing on my PC alone. Still, i found people i enjoy playing with through osu tournaments and such. I don't think quitting osu to play video games you don't like is a good idea, so i did just like you, and stayed on osu. imo, this video represents alot of us in the community, but we still enjoy the game in different ways! Great video!
Imma say it, players who enjoy music usually appreciate music alot more than the general player. It’s how I got into it. I personally played Cytus growing up, realized I loved the way songs are structured and created, and Osu became the next logical step in that journey. The beatmap creators are part of that community, and are huge on music appreciation. Hell, making a map for a song you like is like the pinnacle of appreciating music and expressing yourself artistically
If osu ruined your life (or any game in general) you are either too young or too privileged.
I've had a similar experience as I also went to osu instead of valorant and now i am lonelier than i ever have been (i quit osu and im still lonely pls help)
As someone who had a strong interest in playing Osu, it was difficult to connect with my friend group who preferred to play popular games like Valorant. While I tried to play these games to fit in, I quickly realized that they weren't as enjoyable for me as playing Osu. As a result, I found myself slowly drifting apart from my friend group as we no longer had a shared interest. It was isolating not being able to talk about something I was passionate about and these experiences led me to become more reserved in real life. However, I learned that it's important to be true to yourself and not force yourself to do things that you don't enjoy just to fit in. Instead, I began to seek out like-minded individuals who shared my passion for playing Osu and was able to form new friendships based on our common interest.
who else is watching this while high
Thank you for making this. I feel this exact way about the game, when somebody walks up to me and asks “what video games do you play?” I just get nervous and don’t know how to answer the question, so I just say some random popular game. I never really knew how to pinpoint it, but yeah this really hit the nail on the head.
very relatable, especially the part about league. it's just smth about it that takes your friends away from you when you don't like that game. I wonder if there's a deeper meaning to it
Super relatable, my IRL friend group that I spent the most time with throughout COVID I slowly started distancing from as they played more League and I got hooked onto osu. Found myself feeling lonely until I met new friends that played osu! as well.
Damn, people do be growing on their own and might diverge onto different paths. It's just so hard to let go when you have so many amazing memories, especially from your formative years as a teenager. Damn. I think I have to think about myself after watching this video now. Thank you, very inspiring!
Lol so relatable man osu mania is my game
You're right, it's not easy to find friends when you play non-mainstream games, i experienced this. But friendship can be formed out of alot of things/hobbies, the older you get the more irrelevant gaming in general affect your life. For me, friends who simply ignore or straight up kick you out of the group just because you no longer share similar interest is not your real friend, just "temporary for entertainment friend", i like to call them that.
In my opinion, this is why people say you shouldn't get too absorbed into gaming or more like trying to make virtual 'friends'. I know this is really hard for some, especially with the pandemic. I, myself have fallen into this trap because I moved out to another country and as such the only way to communicate with my 10-year friends is via Internet. None of them however even play osu! or share the same passion as I do. This made me feel quite lonely since I couldn't speak French at the time and I wasn't able to make friends, and I didn't really like csgo or val. However, more people have to realise that life is not just Discord and Leah Kate. There's much more to it, and it is your endeavour to find what you want to do. I just focused on getting extremely high grades at school and learning the language. And of course, I still play the game almost on a daily basis for that dopamine :). Just make sure you are on a happy medium, and remember that being alone is not always bad, but you can take advantage of it. Superb video, I liked the editing :p
Holy shit what a relatable video, we are deadass living the same life. I also love the different formats of presentation in the video lmfao. From Valorant to google slides to the TED talk!
TF2 BASED!!!, also I love this meme-y editing style so much.
What will I be doing outside of OSU!
Goddamn great video not what I was expecting seeing the title lmao, i just wanna put my short story, idk why but just felt like it especially after watching the ending
had a simillar situation where i started playing the game with my friends but after few months nobody played osu except for me. Was tough not to have anyone to play with or even talk about the game and when i tried they just brushed it off or didnt even reply. Made me play less so i can play more mainstream games to socialize with others even tho i wanted to focus on osu and become tourney player at some point. Luckly things werent like that for long and after few years im here now happy as ever. Seeing how many people had the same experiences lets me know that this is how it be with niche games and what not. Good vid and editing as always, also glad i could make you think about the message of the vid more with my message. Cheers