

These types of collaborative, two-player, side-by-side (“couch co-op”) games seem to be a rarer and rarer breed in the age of massively multiplayer online questing. But few dates have been as mutually enthralling for us as this game that was released to Playstation just this June but has already devoured hours of our time. We’ve come a long way from our first date, when I took him to a seafood lunch, not knowing his distaste for anything that comes from the ocean. I took him to see Hamilton on Valentine’s Day for my birthday, he swept me off to Brooklyn for a performance of a lovely, immersive play called Then She Fell. We don’t just game together: This year we’ve hiked together in Rock Creek Park, and strolled down Provincetown’s Commercial Street in skirts and corsets. In the nearly nine years of our romance, we’ve gotten better over time at finding the experiences we enjoy most together, dates that balance our very different enthusiasms. We’re in the comfort of our living room, seated in front of our Playstation 4, playing a wonderful, unpolished game called 7 Days to Die. There may be zombies on screen, but in real life, we’re in no danger. CechĪs I sit gasping on the edge of my seat, I’m surprised by the intensity of my adrenaline and terror. Loving Your Job Is a Capitalist Trap Erin A.
