" Carl Rogers divided the self into two categories: the ideal self and the real self. Seriously, there's no way I'd have gotten past the penultimate boss battle with Radagon of the Golden Order without my trusted shadow spirit.Īre there any obvious psychological, un-gamified reasons why a doppelganger portrayed as an ally can be such a huge source of inspiration? But what about when our mirror images are a force for good? Admittedly, I can't think of many times where this is the case, but I will cop to the fact that I'd be absolutely lost without my Mimic Tear Spirit Ashes in Elden Ring – a carbon copy of your Tarnished avatar, from stats to armor sets, weapons, and equipped magic spells. I think we can agree that evil doppelgangers in games are terrifying. After staring you out momentarily upon arrival, the carbon copy would aggressively pursue – and even typing that out several months later is making the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. Part of GTA Online's Halloween event last year involved a doppelganger of your customized avatar appearing at random around the map (whose presence is revealed by a spine-tingling off-key piano chord), dressed in the exact same clothes, with the exact same likeness.
It likely makes gamers feel really good to create, see, or manipulate an avatar or doppelganger as their heroic ally or ideal self." Michele K. "Rogers believed persons are healthier when there is great consistency between our ideal self and actual self.
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