Well thanks to everyone who helped taper my expectations. @arcLyte, maybe I'll just dream of having Dave's job. I'm better with tech than I am at writing
This is probably going to be come off as very angry and ranty, and perhaps even a bit pretentious, but fuck it. No place like the internet to whine about things that obviously everybody cares about right? Well let me first preface this with a little background info. I'm an 18 year old high school senior, attending a white suburban small school of about 450 students. Next year, I will attend Washington University to major in probably computer science/comp. engineering with a minor in probably journalism or some form of English(basically because I dream of having Will/Norm's job.)
I will now describe for you two scenes, which perfectly epitomize why I can't wait to get the fuck out of there. During Government class, the teacher used the word aficionado. Big fucking deal right? Well apparently my classmates seem to think so. Immediately half the class erupts in "OH MY GOD VOCAB WORD THIS WEEK", or something along those lines! Keep in mind this is an Advanced Placement course. WHAT THE FUCK. I would expect fucking 14 year olds to do this...maybe, but 18 year old voting adults???? And these same people are furious that they didn't get accepted into the top college of their choice.
Second scenario. Sociology: our teacher is getting really excited about the coup in Egypt, when he is interrupted to the question "Wait, people in Egypt don't live in pyramids? /facepalm.
University students...please tell me it gets better... for the love of god please.
As I am only 18, and really only got into gaming when i was 14, I missed out on many of the Infinity Engine titles people remember so fondly. Some forum members have looked on me with disgust as I admit that the oldest RPG I have played is Morrowind, which remains my favorite game to this day ever. Period. The point I'm trying to make is that I had no absolutely no idea what this game was going to be.
In the short two hours I played, the combat made me feel extremely stressed out. I feel like I have no clue how to tactically command my characters, and end up watching them auto battle, with an occasional random shield-bash placed at random. However, there is something about the game that remains extremely compelling to me. I LOVED the exploration and dialogue in the town where I started. The codex entries really haven't interested me, but then again, I didn't even read them in the Mass Effect series either. I guess this impatience for reading explains my shitty writing style though. Although it's been a little overwhelming, I think I'm gonna keep exploring this game before I put it on the shelves for good.
Note: This is really my first blog type entry. I'm writing this at 12:00 in a hurried, haphazard fashion because I can barely stay awake. You might be thinking, "gormanator", why would you be writing this blog entry now then." If you're asking that, you're a much wiser person than myself, and I can't really provide an answer for you. I would, however, like your feedback. Writing regular posts on random shit I think about video games would be something I'm interested in doing, if it really does entertain enough readers. If it reads like a shitty ten year old ranting on the forums, then by all means let me know. I wouldn't want to subject anyone to that crap.
I'm a fan. I fucking love mountain biking. I'll probably be working out in Philmont, New Mexico, those of you who were Boy Scouts know where I'm talking about... I'll have plenty of time to bike out there, I can't wait....although 3 months without video games is kinda a bummer.
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