PSX games are lonely. The pre-rendered backgrounds of Final Fantasy IX (the taverns, the South Gate) create a feeling of two people alone in a vast, painted world. For players with social anxiety, this isolation is comforting. A virtual relationship within a PSX game feels like a secret shared only with the machine.
Xenogears took virtual relationships to a cosmic level. The romance between Fei Fong Wong and Elly (Elhaym Van Houten) spans thousands of years, multiple reincarnations, and complex psychological themes. It proved to the industry that video game romances could handle heavy philosophical concepts like destiny, memory, and existentialism. Metal Gear Solid Virtual Sex 2 Psx Freeromsl