Many exciting games are on the verge of coming out soon, and as I count my pennies, I begin to shutter in pure horror. HOW WILL I AFFORD MY ADDICTION?! :cry:
Moderation and strict spending. Without it, there is a good chance I'll end up with another mountain of crap games and sour opinions. Back when games ranged between 20-50 bucks I felt pretty good pinching every dime and coming out on top with hidden gems. Now with my 360 where games are 60 bucks and everything else for handhelds and PC are a little over half that... money is too tight for splurging now a days.
After reading that article I took it as some magical sign from the higher power that my spending habits must and will change from here on out. I've been working like a dog lately which isa routine I ocassionally fall into so that I can maintain my living expenses, which is cool no doubt, but my gaming time has been dramatically cut.Back when I fell intodraining routines, I always foundtime for a few hours of afavorite game... who cares if Itackled the next day looking like zombie man, I made it to the next level and everything was okay in my world :PI can't really tell if this lack of gaming is due to other habits becoming more entertaining (god forbid!) or if I just don't have anything of serious interest to make me rush home after a long day.
We all had those kinds of games at one pointor at the very least a "thing" going on in game worlds worth being punctual for. Ultima Online was the start of the obsession for me, then onlineFPS's, some RPG's had me hooked, 4 port consoles was the fad for a bit, thencounter-strike consumed me, and since then... there's nothing but small flares in the rainy night :|
Come friday, something will happen... something I haven't done for some time, but I think its the most necessary call... I will trade in the remains of my Sony videogame collection and move on entirely from the company. In no way is this ment to be a blow to them or declare their company a lost cause... I just don't have any enjoyment left to squeeze out of them :? This could be my fault, but at least I can walk away from this divorce knowing I really tried. I hold every item in my collection very dear to me, and damn near everything I have was earned, purchased, or simply given to me. And being the pack rat that I be... this stuff kind of means a lot to me.
My slim ps2, some controllers and memory cards, a few scattered games, my psp (again), and whatever else I can scurry together until then, will be sent to the evil clutches of EB Games. Yea, I hate them too... but I use to work for them and I know a guy who hooks me up, so hopefully with the destruction of the old, new things may blossum. As for what may take the place of these items, I'm not quite sure yet.
I do have my eye on PREY, C&C3, TenchuZ, DiRT (my new passion)and I need a new copy of Test Drive which simply blows monkey @ss, so depending on what my mood is come that time and how much credit I can get for these lost souls...