Video Games Tell Me I'm Old
I have recently felt a really strong desire to play video games.
It’s been literally years since I’ve played games regularly and the recent hype about the PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii, and awesome new games for the Xbox 360 have gotten me itching to play something again.
But here’s the thing: in spite of my desire to play some of these latest/greatest games, my old age has been resisting it.
I initially thought that my reservation toward these new fandangled machines
were the lines that stretch three days into the future or price tags half way to buying a 1991 Honda Civic. But in retrospect, I think it might be because I’m afraid. How do I know? Well, while I tried to scratch the video game itch, I looked for PC titles that I can buy to install on my laptop for some quick, hip, first-person gaming mayhem. I know there are several new titles out now that are exciting and on the bleeding edge of graphics and AI technology (like Gears of War and F.E.A.R.) but instead of getting these titles, I gravitated toward buying Command and Conquer: Generals.
While C&C is among my favorite RTS titles and still a worthy purchase, it surely isn’t the bleeding edge. So what is it that makes me want to buy C&C instead of GoW or COD or something else? I think it might be my fear of new things. Read: my old age.
Well, as frequent readers will recall, I am definitely looking forward for Metal Gear Solid 4’s release in a few months and will have no reservations spending wads of cash and time to find my youth again!
It’s been literally years since I’ve played games regularly and the recent hype about the PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii, and awesome new games for the Xbox 360 have gotten me itching to play something again.
But here’s the thing: in spite of my desire to play some of these latest/greatest games, my old age has been resisting it.
I initially thought that my reservation toward these new fandangled machines
were the lines that stretch three days into the future or price tags half way to buying a 1991 Honda Civic. But in retrospect, I think it might be because I’m afraid. How do I know? Well, while I tried to scratch the video game itch, I looked for PC titles that I can buy to install on my laptop for some quick, hip, first-person gaming mayhem. I know there are several new titles out now that are exciting and on the bleeding edge of graphics and AI technology (like Gears of War and F.E.A.R.) but instead of getting these titles, I gravitated toward buying Command and Conquer: Generals.While C&C is among my favorite RTS titles and still a worthy purchase, it surely isn’t the bleeding edge. So what is it that makes me want to buy C&C instead of GoW or COD or something else? I think it might be my fear of new things. Read: my old age.
Well, as frequent readers will recall, I am definitely looking forward for Metal Gear Solid 4’s release in a few months and will have no reservations spending wads of cash and time to find my youth again!
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