Vidya Games
'Kay.. I recently noticed that it's been a long time since I started a new game by myself. The moment I saw Muramasa, however, I really liked the style & artwork and really wanted to ...y'know...cosplayplay it. (Welll..I still wanna cosplay from it but I digress...) I've been spending the last week working on fixing up my chaotic room that has really been out of sorts since the early spring when I was pumping out ACen stuff. My room is very out of sight, out of mind for me because most of the socializing is done downstairs in the living room and unless I'm working on projects or dressing, I rarely go up there (even though I should be sleeping up there but the guest bed downstairs works too). Hence the prolonged mess.
I digress yet again.
I've decided to reward myself for the cleaning up by playing Muramasa, provided to me most lovingly by lil_senmurv for Chrismtmas. I started last night. After killing the first boss and supplying myself with a lots of sake & riceballs (aka: healing potions), it really struck me that it has been a long time since I'd played a video game by myself. I mean, I play RPG's annually (mostly during winter, actually) but not a lot of these type of games where your win hinges on your skill level. RPG's are admittedly a bit easier for players as they don't (often) require a lot of quick motor skills. Games like Megaman, for instance, I was always piss poor at but I can handle your average Legend of Zelda game.
However despite my sad skills, I definitely want to play more games. I mean, I don't often talk about them nor actively go out and search for a lot of games because I have Liz (and the skilled Tori) for a lot of that. Liz will talk about games whether you want to hear about them or not (that's not a criticsm, it's Senmurv explained :3). I admire her knowledge & skill...something I don't have but am oddly facinated by.
I just want to find the time to play a few more games but only those I'm truly interested in (instead of being a real poser and just picking up titles to impress people). Gaming knowledge in general is also important to me because it's one of those areas that I feel like I should know more about, as a nerd. I hate being the odd-one-out on a lot of discussions anymore within my circle. It's like people are speaking about a particular article in a magazine you like that you haven't had time to read yet.
So that's my deal with gaming. I want to play more but I haven't had the time and so I'm finding ways to find the time, as suggested to me by the Senmurv several months ago. Hopefully I'll regain a bit of lost skills of old...at least for Street Fighter 4's sake (since when is Chun Li hard to play!?)
I digress yet again.
I've decided to reward myself for the cleaning up by playing Muramasa, provided to me most lovingly by lil_senmurv for Chrismtmas. I started last night. After killing the first boss and supplying myself with a lots of sake & riceballs (aka: healing potions), it really struck me that it has been a long time since I'd played a video game by myself. I mean, I play RPG's annually (mostly during winter, actually) but not a lot of these type of games where your win hinges on your skill level. RPG's are admittedly a bit easier for players as they don't (often) require a lot of quick motor skills. Games like Megaman, for instance, I was always piss poor at but I can handle your average Legend of Zelda game.
However despite my sad skills, I definitely want to play more games. I mean, I don't often talk about them nor actively go out and search for a lot of games because I have Liz (and the skilled Tori) for a lot of that. Liz will talk about games whether you want to hear about them or not (that's not a criticsm, it's Senmurv explained :3). I admire her knowledge & skill...something I don't have but am oddly facinated by.
I just want to find the time to play a few more games but only those I'm truly interested in (instead of being a real poser and just picking up titles to impress people). Gaming knowledge in general is also important to me because it's one of those areas that I feel like I should know more about, as a nerd. I hate being the odd-one-out on a lot of discussions anymore within my circle. It's like people are speaking about a particular article in a magazine you like that you haven't had time to read yet.
So that's my deal with gaming. I want to play more but I haven't had the time and so I'm finding ways to find the time, as suggested to me by the Senmurv several months ago. Hopefully I'll regain a bit of lost skills of old...at least for Street Fighter 4's sake (since when is Chun Li hard to play!?)