Memories are such an interesting thing to me. Just by accessing them by remebering them we change them. Constantly. But many times, the meaning they hold never changes like you mention. Love, laughter, joy, sadness, melancholy. They're emotions shared with the people, places, and things within the memories. Maybe that's a form of love sharing those moments with others ones we remember.
I lost my great-grandma to dementia. It broke me when she forgot me over and over and over again. But not once did she stop loving me or treating me kindly. When her death-aversary came around, mom finally told me it runs in our family. That it's just part of our family getting old. That soon we'll have to go through it with my grandma (her mom). And even though it's been over a decade since my great-grandma passed from it, even longer since she really struggled with it and went to a care facility, it still stings. I hope I have the heart to endure it again and again. Spiral seems to be a game made from a lot of love from people that have experienced what it's like being around people suffering from dementia. I'll have give it a shot when I'm in a better place and perhaps if I struggle explaining what it's like with it, I'll offer it up to friends. It seems to have a beautiful sadness built into the game, which is usually what's left behind after the hurt starts to fade. I am so appreciative that we're getting more games that explore emotions involving things like that.
Thank you so so much for this video and for sharing your story and Spiral
@@folkloregames7086 I was pretty sure they would be patched out eventually! Thank you for the lovely game, looking forward to the next one!
@@ConversingGames Thank you so so much 💜
Memories are such an interesting thing to me. Just by accessing them by remebering them we change them. Constantly. But many times, the meaning they hold never changes like you mention. Love, laughter, joy, sadness, melancholy. They're emotions shared with the people, places, and things within the memories. Maybe that's a form of love sharing those moments with others ones we remember.
I lost my great-grandma to dementia. It broke me when she forgot me over and over and over again. But not once did she stop loving me or treating me kindly. When her death-aversary came around, mom finally told me it runs in our family. That it's just part of our family getting old. That soon we'll have to go through it with my grandma (her mom). And even though it's been over a decade since my great-grandma passed from it, even longer since she really struggled with it and went to a care facility, it still stings. I hope I have the heart to endure it again and again.
Spiral seems to be a game made from a lot of love from people that have experienced what it's like being around people suffering from dementia. I'll have give it a shot when I'm in a better place and perhaps if I struggle explaining what it's like with it, I'll offer it up to friends. It seems to have a beautiful sadness built into the game, which is usually what's left behind after the hurt starts to fade. I am so appreciative that we're getting more games that explore emotions involving things like that.
Cool to see you highlight smaller games like that even if it's sponsored
I swear to dog I kept hearing "spyro" instead of "spiral".
spoilers?
@@ADR69 yes but mainly visual spoilers and light narrative