In my younger years, I found things like keeping up with blogs and sites like this easy. Now, I find that it take a bit more to catch all the things I used to catch back then.
It's like that with gaming as well. I am a huge gamer, no questions to that, but I don't even have a Wii. I want one, and a PS3 and a new computer but between the time and money, I'm stuck. What this means is, I'm distraught. There are so many games out there that I really want to play but don't have the means to.
If I were to ask what some of my friends in my unit think about this, they'd all tell me that it is just part of growing up. But, how is not being able to play the newer games part of growing up?
I understand the mindset that any gaming is a childish act. My parents think that. But I just can't. At least not anymore. When I was young and the Atari was the hottest new thing, it was like bringing the arcade into your home. Then as the industry started to see the growing adult demographic, they started to make games with more than the simple entertainment value hack, jump, race repeat. It was then that I really started to play. My first game addiction, like many of the other gamers around me at that time, all of whom were on the cross country team, was Final Fantasy 7. I logged around 70 hours, completed all side-quests and had all master materia.
Then there were my FPS crushes. Bungie’s Marathon series(I had a Mac at the time) including many of the fan revamps, Quake, and the misguided Shadow Warrior. Followed by the all around favs of the N64 days: Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Turok.
Looking at how my game choices change over time, I find that one of the only real difference is access. I can play the mature rated games, I can have my own console, and most of all, I can borrow from friends to try games out. The other big difference is that most of my collection consists of RPG and Adventure games. Story, however corny, and an expansive world are more what I look for.
The only reason I feel the need to rant is some of the older generation and a few of the younger generation (surprising I know) got all snotty about it. I usually don’t rant, given my parents’ views, but hey, it’s my blog.
NNM
