# Video Games For Fun & Enlightenment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-for-fun-enlightenment/702948>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 29, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-for-fun-enlightenment/702948 "2014-10-29T23:51:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-for-fun-enlightenment/702948/10 "2014-10-30T15:22:35Z")

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I remembered that we once had a thread on Papers, Please and while only a few people gave overall impressions on the game, it didn’t seem unusual for people to enjoy themselves while playing it.

> [@Papers, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papers-please/671437/1):
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> It’s really a very simple game, but there’s quite a bit of storytelling in it, and I’ve been having a lot of fun with it and wanted to throw out a recommendation.

> [@Papers, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papers-please/671437/4):
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> But I picked it up during the sale and while it is challenging, I found it to be quite fun, after figuring out what I was supposed to do

> [@Papers, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papers-please/671437/9):
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> I picked this up earlier this week and have been…engaged. I don’t enjoy it, per se, but it is engaging.

> [@Papers, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papers-please/671437/14):
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> I rather liked the game but spoiled it for myself by getting perfectionist and restarting days too often.

> [@Anyone playing Papers Please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-papers-please/679893/3):
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> I liked it a lot. It’s like going to a stressful, monotonous job but there are a lot of ethical questions that come up. Because of the changing document requirements and the stakes of providing for your family, it’s tense and even kind of exciting.

That’s not a solid 100% in the “fun” column but having fun while playing the game seems reasonable enough.

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