New Gold Age of Gaming
For years I've always referred to the age of the SNES as the golden age of gaming, but this has suddenly and surprisingly changed. We have entered a new age of gaming that surpasses even the age of the Super Nintendo. Perhaps this is the platinum age.
I've been catching up with a lot of games lately. I have them stacked so high that thinking about them almost feels like a chore or a job. But then I immerse myself on one and it all melts away and has become one of the best gaming eras (if not the best) that I can remember.
In quick succession, several games began to emerge that brought me back into frequent gaming. God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, and Okami started getting the old passions turning once again. But now with the release of the Wii, I experienced Twilight Princess, the best Zelda game yet, and Super Mario Galaxy, the king of Mario games. Even Super Smash Brothers Brawl has surpassed its predecessors.
It didn't end there, though, because our tax return brought about the Xbox 360. It's games have diverted me from the Wii and forced me to nearly abandon my PC. First was Oblivion, which is a king sized game for certain, but this was followed by Mass Effect and The Orange Box. Now I'm getting into Lost Odyssey, a severely underrated game by Mistwalker.
I have so much more on my plate, still. Bioshock still awaits, as does Call of Duty 4. The stack grows faster than I can knock it down. I play and play and play, but the gaming goodness doesn't dwindle down. I have a lot of hope for the future, especially with other great games just over the horizon such as Spore and (dare I say) Mass Effect 2.
This is a new golden age. I have so many real life dreams and goals and the responsibilities now of an adult, but that doesn't mean that I can't sometimes return to those days in my childhood where the only thing that mattered was beating the next boss and getting that high score.
I've been catching up with a lot of games lately. I have them stacked so high that thinking about them almost feels like a chore or a job. But then I immerse myself on one and it all melts away and has become one of the best gaming eras (if not the best) that I can remember.
In quick succession, several games began to emerge that brought me back into frequent gaming. God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, and Okami started getting the old passions turning once again. But now with the release of the Wii, I experienced Twilight Princess, the best Zelda game yet, and Super Mario Galaxy, the king of Mario games. Even Super Smash Brothers Brawl has surpassed its predecessors.
It didn't end there, though, because our tax return brought about the Xbox 360. It's games have diverted me from the Wii and forced me to nearly abandon my PC. First was Oblivion, which is a king sized game for certain, but this was followed by Mass Effect and The Orange Box. Now I'm getting into Lost Odyssey, a severely underrated game by Mistwalker.
I have so much more on my plate, still. Bioshock still awaits, as does Call of Duty 4. The stack grows faster than I can knock it down. I play and play and play, but the gaming goodness doesn't dwindle down. I have a lot of hope for the future, especially with other great games just over the horizon such as Spore and (dare I say) Mass Effect 2.
This is a new golden age. I have so many real life dreams and goals and the responsibilities now of an adult, but that doesn't mean that I can't sometimes return to those days in my childhood where the only thing that mattered was beating the next boss and getting that high score.