Wow, it’s been a long time since I last got addicted to games, particularly the virtual kind. Yeah, nothing beats staring at a too-bright screen for 48 hours, minus 4 hours for the bathroom breaks and the eating time ^_^. So as a tribute to those memories, let me give a run through of the best ones I’ve played.
*Warcraft*
Before the days of the DOTA invasion, Warcraft used to be a military style kind of game. No heroes, no mercenaries; just two ancient races battling it out for domination. This is my FIRST LOVE. My dad used to have the very first version installed in his coughprehistoriccough Toshiba laptop (that thing’s so damn thick, I could use it as a chair xD). I was in grade school back then and he just came home after a year of sailing. Intrigued by the mini figures, I took possession of the mouse and never stopped! ‘Course it was only the orcs and humans back then (plus a couple of sentinels) but I’d give the old one a spin anytime.
*Halo and Half-Time*
This is a bit of a lie if truth be told. It was my brother and dad who got addicted playing them – I got hooked watching them. Haha. I tried having a go and ended up getting killed every 10 seconds. Not exactly promising. This doesn’t change their awesomeness though. I’m just not into the whole first person shooting thing. :|
*Golden Sun*
Would you believe that one of the strongest contender of the Final Fantasy franchise for the title of the best RPG game is played on the Gameboy? Home consoles affect a game’s likeability and playability. I mean imagine playing Final Fantasy X on a Gameboy Original. Black and white blocks don’t do much for Square Enix. You’d think visual-wise and audio-wise, the Playstation outranks the Gameboy by about one universe so how is that possible? Well, Golden Sun more than makes up for its home console’s flaws with a movie-worthy storyline, believable characters, and nearly flawless gameplay that will have you wondering if Golden Sun isn’t really a Sqeenix baby. I was a wee lil 5th Grader when I played its first installment and I’m proud to say I conquered the tough bastard! I must have ruptured a couple of arteries – damn you trick puzzles! – but it was worth it. Personally, as much as a die-hard FF fan I am, Golden Sun would definitely kick some Squeenix butt if it switched consoles (PS3 anyone?). For now though, it’ll have to make do with kicking shins. )
*Tekken*
I almost missed this one. Up until high school, my family used to go home to the province for the Christmas holidays. The adults would stay in the main manor and the kids would stay in the other house. Talk about martial law. Why wouldn’t we when we have the comfort of AC and Playstation? ) The only game we’d play was Tekken in its original incarnation. We’d get into all sorts of squabbles, rather expected when 7 power-hungry kids have to share only two controllers.
I’ll cover the next half in the next entry. Til then!
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