I only have one more day without video games, tomorrow I will be going to the midnight release at my local Gamestop and getting my coppies of both Fable 3 and Rock Band 3. Sorry this one is kinda late but I'm running out of new things to say in these. I went to a sweet concert last night and got punched in the face by someone who was hardcore dancing, luckily no bruising yet. I think I'm going...
I went to a parade today with my sister and two of my roommates. It was a lot of fun and got my mind off video games. I have homework to do today and I'm going to a concert. Luckily I have a lot to do today because I REALLY want to play a game. Only a few more days until Tuesday and I'm looking forward to not having to remind everyone that I can't play video games every time they pass me a cont...
Well, I feel more productive than I did when I played video games, but I'm getting more and more excited for Tuesday. I had a dream about Fable 3 last night, yes I know that's crazy. Luckily I have plenty of school work with which to occupy my time. I have a test, a paper, a programming project, etc. But to take my mind off school and Video Games I'm getting ready to go fishing with my friends....
I'm happy to say that today has been much more productive than the last few days. I woke up around 9:30 and started doing laundry, homework, and cleaning my room. My roommate has been playing Assassin's Creed 2 and since I've already S ranked that game, I don't feel any desire to watch him play let a lone join him. This is the reason I made this pledge; I want to be a more effective person. I'm...
I think I'm slipping into a bad habit. Instead of doing more things outside or having more time to study as I originally intended, I find myself just sitting around, watching my roommates play video games, listening to music or watching movies. Yesterday I went to sleep at nine o'clock at night because I had nothing better to do than sleep. I will no longer let myself waste the time this pledge...
One week without video games. Part of me can't believe it's already halfway over but the other half feels like it's been so long already. I want to thank all the commenters that have been giving me support over the last week, giving me suggestions of things to do to keep my mind off video games and generally letting me know that this isn't stupid. Honestly I expected everyone to just say that t...
Well, I'm back at KU, My roommate ( Master1Xander on GiantBomb) brought up his Atari 2600 so now we now have 5 gaming consoles in the room. It got a lot harder not to play video games yesterday. I really want to play Mass Effect 2, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles, and Rock Band 2. I had to sit and watch as my friends played Bad Company 2, Split-Second, and Hydro Thunder. I kept want...
I'm going back to College today. Back to being surrounded by Video games. I think this is getting easier though. I don't really feel any drive to play a game. Again, I think the biggest struggle will be to just not forget about the pledge and play something on accident. I have to be constantly reminding myself not to play a video game. These blogs are getting shorter and shorter, mainly because...
Well I was thinking yesterday about Rock Band and I remembered that I wanted to get an S rank is RB2 before RB3 comes out. I only have 2 achievements left ( endless set list on Hard and on Expert) It sucks that I won't be able to do that now but I can always get those achievements afterward. Other than that I feel good, I've been listening to a lot of music and watching the 4th season of Dexter...
Fortunately ( Kind of) my gaming desktop is not running right now and with my 360 and DSi in another city, it is almost impossible for me to play a video game. I haven't been having any urges to play either because I've been keeping fairly busy. I'm really glad that I decided to do this and have kept it up. I see commercials and posters for Fable 3 and Rock Band 3 but instead of making me want...
I'm on fall break until Monday and am back in my home town. This means I'll be away from all the game systems in my apartment. This will make my pledge very easy. I'll have more things to do and less time to waste by thinking about video games.
Yesterday was a little harder than I thought it would be, but not because I felt an over whelming urge to play any particular game. I found myself trying to think of things to do between classes and constantly having to remind myself of my pledge. I'm so used to walking in my living room when I'm bored and turning on the Xbox. I think the hardest part of these first few days will be trying not...
Last night I decided that for the next two weeks I would not play any video games. I have both Fable 3 and Rock Band 3 pre ordered at my local gamestop and i know when those games come out I will play them to an unhealthy extent, but currently I have no games that I feel any desire to play. So until those games come out I will not play a video game. To most people, this would seem like a very s...
The original Bioshock was a landmark title, rejuvenating the first person shooter genre and putting "atmosphere" on the tongue of gamers everywhere. The sequel, however, was less breath-taking of a game. Bioshock 2 continued the franchise's staple environment and gun play while adding little to the formula but forgettable characters and Linear plotting. So what's next for the franchise that bro...
While Hollywood scrambles to buy up the rights for the huge blockbuster games like Call of Duty, Bioshock, and Gears of War but I think there is a game that has the potential to be made into a great movie, that's right, Roller Coaster Tycoon. Picture a man down on his luck who inherits an old, run down them park. Instead of selling the land he decides to reopen the park. He must put in all the...
What would you like to see in the next Assassin's Creed? Personally, I've always enjoyed traversing the beautiful and unique environments of the Assassin's Creed franchise. From the Medieval Middle East to Renaissance Italy, Ubisolft has pushed the limits of video games. But as for the future of the franchise, I strongly believe that the only way to go is to Revolutionary America. Just picture...
What would you want to see in a new Borderlands game? Personally I think there is only one way Gearbox can go with this franchise. I want to see four complately different characters in a completely different part on Pandora. The classes can stay but I think this is the only thing that can bring a fresh face to Borderlands. I want four new adventurers with a totally new quest. Claptrap, Marcus a...
I've never been a huge fan of the Splinter Cell franchise but I remember when it was a big deal. The Splinter Cell name used to carry enough weight to garner a wave of anticipation rivaling Halo or Call of Duty. Is Splinter Cell still a top-notch game series or has it's influence and popularity waned? Is there any way Splinter Cell Conviction can be as successful as it's predecessors?
" You know what's gonna happen, obviously reach falls and you are the Spartan who escapes who then becomes the Halo spartan." This quote from Garrentt Lee in the Game trailers 2010 games special ( the same one in which Jeff appeared) hints to the appearance of the Master Chief as the protagonist of Halo: Reach. In the book, Master Chief is not present during the events at Reach and becomes the...
The gamer in question... 1. hasn't even heard of video games. 2. is aware of video games 3. occasionally plays video games at parties or whatever. 4. enjoys playing video games every now and again 5. casual gamer 6. regularly plays video games 7. plays video games a lot 8. really into video games 9. lives video games 10. Hardcore 11. HARDCORE!!!