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When you play someone who has never played before and they get a major stroke of beginner's luck.
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When you can finally exhale after defeating the boss right before they were about to kill you.
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When you die right before the checkpoint.
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... or when you die before you can save your game.
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When you try doing something IRL that you've done a million times in a video game and it doesn't quite work out.
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When you feel like your party characters have become your friends.
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...and the betrayal you feel when a member of your party backstabs you.
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When an inexperienced player does the same move over and over again.
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When you're overcome with complete frustration after dying in the same place over and over again.
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When you have to sit through your death scene just so the game can rub it in that you just lost.
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When you've played a game so much you have the dialogue memorized.
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When you have no choice to pick up the slack of your friend because they're not as experienced of a gamer as you are.
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When you can't even look at yourself in the mirror after somehow losing to a computer.
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When you use video game analogies to describe real life.
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When you're trying not to cry over seeing your character grow right before your eyes.
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The satisfying feeling of killing a row of bad guys.
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When you're so wrapped up in the game that you don't want to re-join real life.
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When some things in the game just don't add up.
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When you're satisfied with yourself for finding a one-of-a-kind easter egg.
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When you almost throw your entire console out the window because the game glitches at a crucial moment.
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When no one can understand you because you've started to only speak in gamer language.
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When your inventory is full but you don't want to give up anything.
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When your own move backfires on you.
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When a level is so difficult that it leaves you questioning your sanity.
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When you get so desperate to play, nothing will stand in your way.
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But absolutely nothing beats the satisfying yet bittersweet moment when you finally beat a game.
