Video Games and the Recession

So I'm watching Ben play a new video game he got today. The gist is you're this guy in this remote desert area looking for hidden diamonds and fighting these bad guys who are always on your trail. I asked Ben, "Why are you running around in the middle of nowhere and there's nothing for miles?" He says, "I don't have a car!" So I say, "No wonder, it's the recession! Money must be tight even for the video game makers!" He laughed and I thought it was a pretty funny comment, but then I started to think...What if they did make a game reflective of the recession? I could picture it. You're alone, hungry, in the downtown streets of Detroit. You're out of a job and your family is at home waiting for their next meal. You roam the streets looking for cans, scraps of metal, pennies, anything to scrape together enough cash to buy some food. You have to fight off thugs, stay warm, fight to survive! You take your old car in to the dealership and take advantage of the cash for clunkers program! You break into the pharmacy without getting caught to get your wife's blood pressure medication. It's a race to the County Office to get your unemployment check and food stamps. Can you imagine? This would be reality! So many people are suffering right now in this terrible economy. Especially in our area. It just made me realize that I'm grateful. Grateful to be healthy, happy and loved. Ben and I chose professions which have not been directly affected by the recession and we are so thankful for that. All this from a video game? My mind wanders like this all the time!