Seriously though, we have to be the greatest gaming generation. Growing up with it, watching it scare the shit out of the public so many times. And finally over take all forms of other entertainment. My thirst for games and its culture never fades, only my time to consume it.
Mainly I pay attention to anything dealing with the growth of the gaming industry. It's about respect as an art and entertainment form at this point. I think I have a "violence in gaming" debate at least once every other day at this point. When I'm not on a soapbox, I'm pretty much staring at the next shiny and ridiculous object that I can find, pointing and laughing at it, looking around to see if anyone else sees what I see.
Right now, Rock Band is about the only game I play consistently. That and random XBLA games.
Series Castlevania
Legacy of Kain
WarCraft
Burnout
God of War
Worms
Fav Features intuitive, fun, memorable gameplay
storyline or characters with some teeth to it
scares the shit out of me
addictive multiplayer that's light on the douchebags
watching someone Wii the first time
XBLA demos
Salivating Burnout Paradise
Assassin's Creed
Shiny Rock Band
COD 4
Super Mario Galaxy
Picross DS
No Shame in It Viva Pinata
Animal Crossing
Puzzle Quest
WoW
First Halo, now Madden. Where has my elitism gone? Next thing you know I'll be buying GTA 4 and trying to retroactively join a fraternity.
I did it. I "preordered" Madden '08 for the 360. My first Madden game since '94 on the SNES and my first sim-sports game since 2004.
In the end the jump to getting it for the 360 only came down to a few factors.
- I had already conceded I was going to be getting Madden on the Wii, so that brand-name hurdle had been crossed.
- I was extremely disappointed in the presentation of All-Pro Football 2K8 and would rather just play my copy of ESPN 2K5 rather than drop $60 to buy the same gameplay.
- None of my Wii friends were interested in online play without a mic.
- The gang tackling videos and physics make me want to tackle people in public just to see "if they'd really bend like that if I hit them there."
- All signs and reviews point to EA finally taking the time to polish the game for a true next-gen experience, rather than a HD graphics tech demo.
Gametrailers video review helped seal the deal.
Like all impulse online purchases the tension leading up to the final submit button was much more satisfying than reading the receipt in my email box. But it is done. I will either not be posting anything in two weeks as I'll still be Hitsticking 2.0 on some fools trying to see just how many different tackles Bob Sanders can do.
Or in two weeks I will have written more than one post about how I gave into temptation and sacrificed my ego once again for nothing as I had already traded in Madden to preorder some obscure and awesome Japanese title that only I know about to try and regain my posterity.
Now, I'm going to go play Odin Sphere to hold onto my former gaming self until the testosterone takes over tomorrow.
I think I'll go with chav and confuse my midwestern gaming circles. Actually, that may fit in better than I thought. Of course, the gay orgies would be out then.
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