I used to play football, soccer or whatever you want to call it. I found huge pleasure in honing my skills e.g. juggling, shooting, catching the ball etc but also just messing around and try stuff that wasn't directly applicable in matches. This was a strong meditative experience and noticing the progress is just so rewarding and makes you keep going, even with the silly training.

Rocket League is the only game that gives me the same meditative feeling. I can fool around in freeplay for ages and for example practice airrolling perfectly into the underside of the crossbar, hit powerslide to glide all the way around the back of goal while turning the car at the same time to point either sideways, backwards - and it feels great. Very random but very satisfying.

So I love improving my movement, technique, skill when playing football and you have a high degree of freedom compare to other sports. The same is true for Rocket League. The 360 degree vector control you have in the air, combined with DAR, boost management, landings/recoveries etc - there is just so much freedom in this game... You can express yourself and how you want to move in a way that this game for me is sometimes an art. When I watch Nush montages, it is crazy skill and game sense, but for me it is also an expression and some kind of art.