Gaming with Jade Colored Glasses is kind of a weird, maybe even dumb, name for a blog about gaming. Makes me seem kind of cynical doesn't it? I was trying to think of something profound, like Dubious Quality, but I know that I usually fail at being profound, or even remotely thought provoking, as much as I really would like to be.
So, the name would refer to my current attitude towards gaming: jaded. I have been playing games heavily since I was about 10. I played before that, but I really didn't know what I was doing. All I knew then was that every Ninja Turtles game on NES was god's personal gift to me. I will probably get into my history of gaming later, but before I go off track here, I'll continue. The PS1 was my first real start of "casual hardcore" gaming, and I loved it. I subscribed to about 5 different gaming magazines, I played consoles games like crazy, and was probably getting a new game about every week (thanks Dad!).
But now, in general I feel a big /meh towards games. Don't get me wrong, I still love gaming, and that is about all I do when I go home at night (pesky job...). But, it is hard to excite me anymore about games. Sure, I just reached level 40 in Warhammer Online after about 6 weeks of playing, so one might think I am fully addicted to the game, but really, it was merely to keep up with people in my guild, and just the general need to reach the highest level in something. There certainly isn't the level of sheer awe I felt when I first saw Dark Age of Camelot or first viewed a character flying into Ironforge on the back of a gryphon in WoW.
And right now, we are in the midst of one of the biggest season in gaming history. Just look at a release schedule right now, it is nuts. I'm sure many people feel EXACTLY like this. But me, I'm just mildly stimulated by the games. The one I wanted to try the most was Fallout 3, which I nabbed from Gamefly, and was left a bit disappointed (impressions coming soon!). The others, Gears of War 2, Resistance 2, Little Big Planet, Fable 2, Red Alert 3, Mirror's Edge, etc etc etc, I'm not excited about at all. Sure, I'd like to give some of them a try, but I am just not giddy about all the games coming out.
Ok, before I go too long with this, I think you get the basic idea. I LOVE games, and I want to get excited about them, I just don't. Is it because I am growing up? I hope not... Sometimes I think it may be due to the lack of new ideas in games, but really, there are some games out there mixing it up, and even when I try them, I come away feeling nothing about them. So, feel free to injecct your gaming love and enthusiam into this space, since most of my commentary may come off a bit.... jaded.
So, I hope to post some good commentary on games and the industry in general, along with some others things that I am interested in (heavy metal anyone?). I want to keep people interested and reading, so I will try to update as much as possible. I think I have been doing good with my 1up blog, so I'm hopeful for this blog. Hope you enjoy your stay!
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