There’s titles to come out that we just missed for one reason or another. Maybe it’s cause it’s a PC game,
$100 bills don’t grow on trees, and some are just to young to seek out older titles that rock. We’ve all tried a
popular franchise but just couldn’t get into it (for me every Tom Clancy Game) however classics and cult
classics have those labels for a reason. It’s list time with games for one reason or another I can’t play, but
want to.




3. SILENT HILL 2

WHY I WANT TO PLAY IT:
It’s scary. That’s enough reason for a horror fan boy like me.

WHY I CAN’T PLAY IT:
Technically this one was played but not for long. The problem I had with the game is that I couldn’t get past
the first hour or so because I simply suck at the controls. I just could not get my head around which way I
was walking in the old Silent Hill and Resident Evil franchises that used that control scheme and that fixed
camera that meant I had to adjust my direction on the fly when the camera cut. Now all I can hear about is
how the story in that game was a thing of psychological horror beauty. I don’t feel to shitty about the reason I
can’t play this one since other genres turn some gamers away with control and game play issues of their
own. I’m talking to you JRPG Genre and FPS Genre.



2. SYTEM SHOCK 2

WHY I WANT TO PLAY IT:
Keeping my unintentional theme of horror games going, I hear it’s a smarter scarier BioShock.

WHY I CAN’T PLAY IT:
My dumb a** really has no knowledge of how to do anything on a PC other than work a mouse. Now maybe
this reason isn’t so out of reach. I’m aware the system requirements on a game from 1999 aren’t high by
todays standards but spanish is supposed to be the easiest language to learn and the only spanish word I
can pronounce is “no”. I just barley have enough friends who play the same console titles I play so I have
zero friends into PC gaming with any know how. Of course at this point the game might be somewhat of
diminishing returns since much of it has been spoiled in my listening of various podcast. I could play and
think, “oh this must be the part they were talking about...” so not the way I’d like to play or watch anything.
Still I’ve heard so many good things about the villain Shodan I can’t wait to “meet” her.





1. MEATAL GEAR SOLID 2 (UNCUT JAPANESE VERSION)

WHY I WANT TO PLAY IT:
It’s my favorite game with all the stuff I didn’t get to play in the U.S. Version.

WHY I CAN’T PLAY IT:
I suppose that Konami’s decision to cut out some of the game events that take place in New York, New York
right after 9/11 was the right call. Some might argue that cutting scenes of destruction in a fictional game
would be appropriate others might say that it wasn’t Konomi’s intention to make a game that reflected that
tragic day since they were working on the game years before September, 11th thus the fictional game was
just that. Fiction. That’s only half the barrier of entry to this title since the fact of the matter is I can import it,
however since I don’t speak or write in japanese I could have some trouble playing it. Oh sure life will go on
and who needs to have more story points from the Metal Gear Series, but I’m a fan damnit! I brought a PS2
for MGS 3 (I played and finished MGS 2 on a friends PS2 and the bastard wouldn’t share when MGS 3 rolled
around). I got a PSP for MGS Portable Ops and this summer brought a PS3 for MGS4. I’m the dude they’re
talking about when they call a game a system seller! So while my other reasons for not playing SH 2 and SS
2 (damn I got issues with sequels) might over lap into the excuse column, the MGS 2 reason for not playing
is much closer to a legit reasoning of why I can’t play it but want to.

-Yeag


Honorable mention to Sonic CD but that's one I care about but I don't have that much care about it. Any
franchises anyone else wants to give a go but can't for whatever reason?