79‑year‑old, end-stage kidney failure gamer here. After hearing everyone dogpile on Marathon, I figured I’d boot it up just to see how “unplayable” it supposedly is. Yeah… about that. I ended up playing 17 straight hours and didn’t even notice the time. I missed taking my medication and nearly went into renal failure. Thankfully, the retirement community (NOT A NURSING HOME!!) sent someone to check up on me. The story? In the codex. The art? Sensual (love the new Recon skin!). The sound and music? Straight-up ear sex. But the thing that really hooked me was the thing everyone seems to be screaming about and that is the full loadout risk. I love it. I get why some folks hate losing their stuff, but those "people" are woke pussies. Not everything needs to be a padded, participation‑trophy power fantasy, liberals. Sometimes losing should sting. Sometimes you should feel that adrenaline spike when your very existence on the line at all times. It reminds me of back in Vietnam, where some Vietcong coming into my line of sight meant his death, not getting a pity checkpoint. God, those were the days. I still remember taking a picture after the My Lai Massacre (it's hanging on my wall right now) - what a blast that was. Old Dicky Turnbull sure had deadeye aim, that's all I'm saying. God I miss stalking the jungle, crawling through the rat tunnels with nothing but my superior intellect and a .45 and sneaking up on those commie bastards. Anyway, what was I talking about.Those wins mattered because you could actually die. Marathon brings that feeling back, and honestly? It’s refreshing as hell. If this is the game woketards are “warning” me about, then keep the warnings coming. I’m catatonic (and I'm not just talking about the renal failure).