Playing video games with my 22-year-old son has brought me to tears
I’ve been holed up in an flat, affectionately dubbed the ‘brotel’, with my son for weeks – and we’ve revisited the first game we ever played together
TL;DR
- The author spent three weeks living with his 22-year-old son in a flat nicknamed the 'brotel'.
- They played video games together, including revisiting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the first game they played co-op in 2009.
- Their differing gaming styles initially led to failures, but through compromise and better teamwork, they successfully completed missions.
- The experience brought the author a sense of carefree joy, similar to his own gaming experiences in his youth.
- The father found the gaming sessions deeply emotional, even shedding tears of happiness.
- The son expressed that he will look back on these times as some of the best they've had together.