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Guess it could be sense of exploration and unwinding a story is what keeps you playing, and majority of "puzzles" are really just a routine.

Not to get too off topic, but just regarding your quests comment: Yeah I'd agree that it's the story that keeps it going. When it starts to feel like routine, it's usually due to an overly linear/predictable narrative. That's why I really loved those next generation quest games in the 90's that made it possible for multiple plots to unfold (or multiple solutions to the same problem). QFG Trial by Fire was an early example. Character development that actually contributed to your ability to solve problems, numerous side quests that could tie in with the main plot (even if you didn't know they were side quests at the time), and different game endings. Full on brain melt for 11 year old me (or 38 year old me - I'll still watch play throughs of these types to see how a narrative unfolds).   

I have no idea. Does anyone else? Hope the thread doesn't die on this stumper!

totally not a bunch of sheep and then going around all dressed the same (as in, literally in uniform)

...everybody was a sheep except THEM and how THEY were the chosen ones and everybody else was barely sentient zombies except THEM. I think all that crap they were being sold about being part of a very special "elite" is what brought a huge majority of them in...

Lol this could totally be used to describe a hipster

Rhapsody in Blue (from that opening scene in Manhattan with Woody Allen's narration - haha not entirely focused on the music, but I like the general combination of art in this opener!)

^The interesting thing about this 'music' is it really does stir (at least in me) emotions and and feelings of horror, disorientation and helplessness, which I'm guessing is what the band was going after. Perhaps these are emotions incels and other types experience in day-to-day life when they engage contemporary society? (Not to get into it, but it is kind of an interesting discussion point.)

That's crazy about your sub-scene experiences! I thought that sort of death-metal-extreme-right hybrid culture was more Hollywood constructed than anything.

^That's a love ballad compared to the earlier track you posted. For sure it's music but definitely pushing towards the border of "wait a sec is this actually noise?" Makes the listener explore some new emotions/headspace.

Alice Glass' stuff is not quite to that extreme but perhaps leaning in the direction:

OK I'm listening to Blut Aus Nord now:

@notarobotyet do you like Emperor?

Not really, no. Those keyboards and the generally "epic" feel of their music never quite clicked with me... In general I prefer my black metal either rougher around the edges, like Darkthrone or Mayhem, or way more experimental and twisted like Dodecahedron or early Blut Aus Nord. Emperor are, like, too mainstream, man

I get this feeling you could talk emphatically and at length about the nuances of black metal, which I have to say wins my award for most original skill of 2019. 

Cool one, dact. Loosely reminds me a bit of this new age music my parents used to listen to when I was a kid (I know some may find this horribly overproduced, but I can't help feeling nostalgic for it! ):

Haha actually if you read up the thread a little bit I'm writing in response to notarobot's post. It's their fault! 

@notarobotyet do you like Emperor?

Lol I only ask because I wouldn't be able to focus on anything (i.e. reading) if that were in my headphones, and if I walked around while listening to it I'd probably be in some headspace where death-staring everyone that goes by would seem appropriate. 

Funny, I find it to be great background music, to the point that sometimes I'll even put on something like this when I want to take a nap I guess it's such a pummeling wall of noise that at some point my brain just registers it as a drone!

Lol that's hilarious but yeah makes sense. Yeah can be hard to pick out the different parts of the music at times. Almost like white noise I guess.

Riding the Pulp tangent to a random sexual crescendo

Velvet Underground

Nice.

I've always loved this track:

Dmitri Shostakovich -  Waltz No. 2

Also great, one of my favourite waltzes. It's from Eyes Wide Shut, of course. Every time I hear it I want to re-watch the film just a little bit more.

You are hereby cordially invited to turn up the volume.
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Jack just embedding the video from your comment. Yeah I love this track too! Jarvis Cocker's lyrics are also always very clever:

Lol I only ask because I wouldn't be able to focus on anything (i.e. reading) if that were in my headphones, and if I walked around while listening to it I'd probably be in some headspace where death-staring everyone that goes by would seem appropriate. 

Is that the same thing as Dragon Warrior IV? If it is, yeah that game was so amazing!

Haha nice little diversion. Just out of curiosity - what do you do when you're listening to that music?

C'mon it's an easy mistake to make. The only thing I remember from the plot is a couple of westerners going to Tibet, and you know what - they indeed look kind of like cowboys!

Let's not let this thread die my dudes! Here, no one hates Velvet Underground:

(I personally love this song so much. I can't even listen to it without being kind of reflective on my own younger days. Youth is such a blessing.)