Shifting Perspectives

I was thinking for some time to write this post so it’s about time I wrote it. Some time ago I stopped making reviews maybe because I lack the time and mood but also I think I am not that great at doing them, always hated my voice however that didn’t stop me in the past. However after a while it became a burdensome task and the enjoyment fell little by little. I was born playing and enjoying lots of games, who am I kidding, I freaking love the gaming world.

But over the years other hobbies and interests developed for example cinematography is one of the latest and as my taste became more developed I played fewer games, the only ones I knew I enjoy because let’s face it the gaming industry produces crap as much as the other forms of art and entertainment. I would like to talk about video games as art because the opinions are so divided but that is probably for another post.

So as years have gone by my playing time has been shortened very much, I still try to overlap activities to get much more in my spare time like watching a movie and playing at the same time. Put more real life concerns like finishing university, moving out to another city, getting a job and my time for games will be almost gone. It’s not entirely a catastrophe because I scarcely play as long as I did back in the day, now I careful select what games have the opportunity to fall under my royally fingers 😛

That is why I didn’t do as many reviews as I should, although I wrote here on the blog because it is easier that way. Also I don’t see myself in the future doing more because as I said I have other projects I find more appealing like starting a horror community, writing a novel and most important getting better at my skills as a programmer. That leaves the blog, which I accustomed myself to making it bimonthly again strained by mood and free time. However this blog was not created as a platform for videogames but more casual crap I like and whatever strikes me at a moment that I want to write about.

Now getting back to video games, I always knew I would write/blog/review/vlog about them because I always played a lot of them and had opinions I needed to share with others which was harder as I grew up as my friends would stop playing so that’s why I turn to the internet. I never aimed at being popular or nothing more like a niche, small community type thing which to some degree I succeeded.

However i will try something I never did before, in each year I expect some games that are coming out that I know I need to play. The first one was Bioshock Infinite that I already have written about and posted a video and one more game I droll about…and that is the amazing Rome Total War 2. Im so excited even now while I write these words, so what I was thinking that in the summer holiday I will attempt a Let’s Play Rome Total War, to get in the mood for the next game. I will be playing my favorite mod Rome Total Realism and not the original or other expansions although Barbarian Invasion would be cool. My only concerns will be that i hope I will be entertaining and worthy to watch. So until then enjoy a Rome video and maybe shed a tear or have a laugh about the ending of the reviews.

 

Some thoughts on the coming Bioshock franchise

In 2007 we all witnessed a game that came and blew our minds away. That was Bioshock, a game with good graphics, brilliant gameplay and an amazing story. Since then it has become my favorite shooter. I really don’t want to get into praising or explaining the game in here.

That being said in 2010 a sequel, Bioshock 2 came along. When I first heard rumors about a Bioshock follow-up I was rather skeptic. I mean I was thinking „oh no, they found a gold mine and now they will exploit it”. So I got the game and played it. Several changes were made and overall the game was very good. The same setting was there, they couldn’t actually change it but it wasn’t so much of an impact as in the first one. But they nailed it in the storyline department and that was my only motivation to play it.

Bioshock 3 is coming down the pipe in 2011 so they say. I will play it but if I was skeptic at the second one I’m just going out and say that the 3rd one will plainly suck. I hope it won’t, but I really won’t expect much. They started to milk this cow too but in the end it will end with a disease old cow that nobody wants, like in most franchises.

Furthermore they announced that they want to do 3 more sequels. So in total we will have 6 Bioshock games. I can’t tell you how disappointed I am cause I have the usual hunch that each game will suck more than the previous, like the Friday of 13th or Halloween series. Well at least they are sequels so I guess Mr. Ryan(who is one of the best villains of a video game and whom you actually pity and feel sorry for, at least I did) will be pleased that he is dead and won’t see the upcoming storms that will hit his beautiful city.

Before I go I would want to say something about the movie, the Bioshock movie that is set to release in 2011. Well I want very much to go and see it but I am afraid maybe this too will go down to that sewer pipe in Raputre that evacuates the excrements of splices and Big Daddy’s. But I hope for the love of everything that is sacred that they will not shower us with 2 hours of CGI and flat characters. I really hope I will see unique and real indoor settings and some good acting (especially Ryan). So let us hope that it’s gonna be alright. But why do I get the feeling that this is the calm before the storm?