{"id":1666377,"date":"2026-08-17T13:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/big-walk-with-strangers-profound-optimism-week"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:38:16","slug":"filling-big-walk-with-people-who-had-no-one-to-play-with-demonstrated-how-deceptively-profound-it-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/filling-big-walk-with-people-who-had-no-one-to-play-with-demonstrated-how-deceptively-profound-it-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Filling Big Walk with people who had no one to play with demonstrated how deceptively profound it can be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/filling-big-walk-with-people-who-had-no-one-to-play-with-demonstrated-how-deceptively-profound-it-can-be.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, I&#8217;m alone. Where there was once cacophonous sound all around me, now there is none. 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