This will be me in a few weeks. Until then: UAV online!
Unfortunately, I haven’t played enough new content for a new post, but I’ve been playing enough games to do a thoughts post. The simple fact of the matter is, I’m addicted to Modern Warfare 3 (50 hours and counting). The real question is, can anything change that?
Unfortunately, Raiden is still in this game
Metal Gear Solid has long been one of my favorite series (although only espion4ge has the right to say it gave him a gamertag!). I still remember watching my friend play through the entire Tanker chapter of MGS2 without even having a memory card to save on. When the new Metal Gear Solid HD Collection was released, I saw and seized the opportunity to own two of my favorite games of all time and a third game (Peace Walker) that I had never played.
I certainly wasn’t among those fighting to get in to buy games for $30 this past Black Friday
Another Thanksgiving has passed, and from then through now we saw a ton of gaming deals. It’s through these past few weeks that I recognized another significant “leveling down” in my gaming life. While it may not seem like it based on how much I’ve been playing Modern Warfare 3, please allow me to explain! haha
I used to collect these, but now I collect video games
When I was a kid, I used to enjoy collecting baseball cards. I don’t know what it is about collecting, but it is fun to have a collection of things you enjoy. Even though I’ve been leveling down, I keep buying more and more games! Are video games becoming my new baseball cards? Is that a bad thing?
Does the Call of Duty Elite membership make the Hardened Edition of MW3 worth it?
Speaking of us getting old and not having time to play games anymore, I’m sitting here typing up this blog entry in the only spare time I have when I could be playing something! But, let’s change the subject and take a break from discussing how much less time cmfl3x and I have to play games nowadays. I’m going to talk about one of the only two games I plan to buy on launch day for the rest of this year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. I know I’m getting it, but the questions is which version: the regular edition, or the Hardened edition that is $40 more, but comes with a year of “Call of Duty Elite” included in the package (which retails for $49.99 so it would be a $10 savings). Let’s see what the heck Call of Duty Elite even is and whether its selling points make it worth the purchase for someone like me – a major Modern Warfare fan, but also a very leveled down gamer…
Not an actual picture of me
espion4ge stole my thunder a bit on Tuesday, but I have been leveling down a bit more of late as well. I’m not sure if it’s by choice though – I think I’m getting a little too old for this. How do I know? Let me count the ways.
Should I just play Gears of War 3 on Casual difficulty?
It’s interesting to see how much I’ve leveled down in my gaming life over the last month or so. I thought that it’d be more gradual, but it is happening all at once like flipping a light switch. In the past, I loved playing practically any non-sports game that got decent word of mouth or reviews. And as a completionist, I wanted to play several of those games to their fullest potential, which meant getting all of the Achievements/Trophies associated with those games. But now, it’s crazy to see how much my gaming tastes have changed, my outlook on the industry, and my general disposition on gaming simply isn’t like it once was. Hit the jump to see what my kind of thoughts consume me now.
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Modern Warfare felt like you were playing through a movie – in an awesome way
It’s been almost four years since the original Modern Warfare came out. For some reason, this past week I’ve been feeling nostalgic, so instead of opening up Deus Ex, I decided to play through the Modern Warfare campaign for the seventh or eighth time. I aim to play through both Modern Warfare titles before the release of the third and final installment, just to get some sort of grasp on the crazy storyline that is taking place. Playing through the game, I’m incredibly impressed about what a tight campaign Modern Warfare presents. Spoiler warnings by the way, but of course if you haven’t played this game yet……
I no longer own all three of these…
When the Wii hit the market in 2006, I really, really wanted one. I tried to line up, but failed, used the Wiiseeker to try to find shipments – failed. I finally managed to get my hands on one, although I don’t totally remember how. Five years later, I have finally said goodbye to my Wii (gave it to my parents). Unfortunately, I have far less pleasant memories with the Wii than I would have hoped.
Fall 2011 – is this the best you have to offer?
I’ve been super busy with work and life recently. I don’t think I’ve played a video game for five days straight or something! In the interim, I’ve been thinking about what games I’m anticipating for the fall season. Shockingly, I’m coming up zeroes! For every game I think of, I think of a bunch of reasons why I’m not excited. What’s wrong with me!?
