Today, in addition to being a place where you can go to watch entertaining streamers, Twitch has also become a platform full of people trying to dispense life advice. While very few are actually qualified to do so, one Twitch streamer known as Dr. Mick is a licensed therapist.
Dr. Mick has played through many games, analyzing their characters like a therapist would and informing viewers how to better improve their relationships with these characters. He has gone through Mass Effect, Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us, but most recently he has returned to Dragon Age.
Speaking to PC Gamer, Dr. Mick said “Dragon Age probably has the best content for me to dissect out of all the games I’ve played so far.” When playing through a game, Dr. Mick will explain every dialogue choice he makes, but sometimes his analysis can backfire. At those points where he finds himself annoying a character he doesn’t go back to an old loadout. “The race is the race,” he explained. “I always accept the consequences of the decisions I make in the game because that’s how real life works.”
It’s interesting to see the perspective of a licensed therapist on games that require you to build strong relationships with your mates. After watching Dr. Mick, it might be time to go back to a game like Mass Effect to see if you can get the romance or bromance you’ve always wanted.
Thanks, PC Gamer.
