Tuesday, June 10, 2008

GAME OVER

For reals.  My life as I knew it is over.  I made the mistake a week ago of buying World of Warcraft.  It is the single most addictive game I've ever played, with Final Fantasy XII coming close behind.

First of all, it's HUGE.  It's actually a simulated world, where you can play from any of quite a few points of view, so there's a whole immersive realism thing that's really effective.  Also, it's really cool to be in the game with a whole bunch of other people who are playing it completely differently.  There's so much room for variety in your gameplay that it's actually a little overwhelming.  I don't even want to think about how long it would take somebody to play through all the different potential plot lines.

So basically, my life is over.  I haven't cleaned or done laundry in far too long, so that I have to jump over a pile of clothes to get to my desk, then shove a whole bunch of stuff over to clear space for my laptop.  My version of cooking lately has also been running to a safe location in the game and then dashing off to throw a frozen pizza in the oven so that I can keep playing.

I'm such a geek.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

DON'T DO IT!!!!!

You know all my stories about massively multiplayer games back in college. They're evil. Evil, I tell you.

Plus, you'll never have a character higher level than Theo. It'll be a big comedown for you when your little nephew makes fun of you at holidays.