I was off sick yesterday. And I took that opportunity to try and get Gold in all of the tracks in Trials Evolution. Anyone who’s ever played Trials knows how difficult that is, particularly with the Extreme tracks. But you know what, I’ve learned something from the experience. What about you guys — what have video games taught you?
I never started playing Draw Something — mainly because I’ve played games like that before, and I don’t like the pressure of having multiple games I need to respond to. But the numbers for Draw Something have gone from stratospheric to mediocre in a remarkably short space of time. I was wondering — why do you think that is?
I heard an interesting theory lately — the console that loses the ‘console wars’ in each specific generation, often ends up producing the most interesting games. Think about it… the N64 with Ocarina of Time and Mario 64. The Dreamcast with Shenmue, Power Stone, and others. The Gamecube with Wind Waker and Metroid Prime. Would you agree with this? And what do you think are some of the most underrated consoles of all time?
Video games don’t make people violent. I believe that. But, there have been a couple of moments when I’ve been so frustrated that I may have headbutted my own controller. Just putting it out there. I was wondering — what’s the stupidest thing a video game has ever made you do?
I had been complaining recently about my lack of motivation. For a while there I simply could not be bothered playing games. But today I’m more excited about games than I’ve been since Christmas, for two simple reasons: Fez and Trials Evolution. Then I remembered that I absolutely loved Journey. I realised — every game I’ve loved this year has been a downloadable game. My gaming habits have really changed, and I was wondering if you guys were going through something similar?
I have to be honest with you — I’m going through a bit of a gaming slump at the moment. Can’t be bothered playing anything, nothing really interests me. Loved Journey, playing Ziggurat on iOS, but that’s about it. Have any of you guys ever gone through a gaming slump? What got you back in the game?
EA have been voted the worst company in America. When you think of what other companies exist in the US, this news is both baffling and depressing.
You know what I’m going to eat when I get home — pizza. And I’m so excited about it. I’m going to order awesome pizza, and I’m going to eat it. That’s for the future, but for now? Let’s talk about our favourite pizza.
Reading the very strong opinions that people have about the ending of Mass Effect 3 has been… interesting. So now we’d like to get your opinion on something. [Note: Some of the comments in this post contain spoilers for Mass Effect 3]
