While I game to just enjoy gaming, I also do it because I have serious lower back pain, and arthritis in every joint, so gaming helps me escape that pain. I think part of the reason why I like open world games is because in a game I can still do some of the in real life things I used to enjoy, like hiking for example. I have walked all over the maps of Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas and Fallout 76. 

On a much grander scale is being able to hike on other planets like I do in Elite Dangerous and No Man’s Sky. I do a lot of just walking around in my games, and I don’t always concentrate on leveling up quickly, or doing the main quests, as side quests let me do even more exploring. 

However, I enjoyed gaming even before my body started to fail me, so I guess I just like to game? I guess you could say I enjoy gaming to also get away from some of the issues we all face worldwide, like wars and political unrest.