"Yes, there were games in 2020, and some of them were excellent. Yes, many of us had more time to play them than we usually do, due to the lockdown. Some of them have helped us cope with the tragedy of this year, and some (like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which became a mainstream phenomenon in a way the series has never been before) were no doubt boosted by the shutdown. Games aren't just fun diversions or time-wasters, something to while away the weeks and months spent indoors, but have the power to make us think and make us feel, to help us see our world and lives in different ways, and to introduce us to new worlds that otherwise couldn't ever exist. They can't do much to fix the real world, though."
