WhatDead Pixelsdoes is combine elements from both of those popular sub-genres.
They’re friends, but also have a job to do.
Usman, meanwhile, is on his own journey throughout the series.
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He goes to extreme lengths to avoid his family and work responsibilities to play.
Our heroes have friends and love interests outside the core group of gamers as well.
More shows and movies should be about games and gamers!
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It doesn’t have to be MMORPGs every time, either.
Think about how popular shows likeCritical RoleandDimension 20are at dramatizingDungeons and Dragonsand other tabletop games.
Think about the dynamics that arise at bar trivia or when you and your friends playSettlers of Catan.
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Meg and Nicky’s social anxieties present themselves in different ways.
Russell is just as dorky and immature as they can be, but not a lore-obsessed nerd.
“To be or not to be, that is the question.”
She’s no luckier in love than they are and only marginally better at being an adult.
Plus, they make fun of her way more than she makes fun of them.
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