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Well, as most of you will agree, your consoles are there for a number of reasons, a quiet night in with friends turns into a bloodbath or a fight to the finish on your tv.
you might play games for a bit of relaxation, or maybe you like the challenge. Some of you are skaters and like to practice big air stunts with your Idols in hot 3D environments!
so heres the question, why do you play games?
you might play games for a bit of relaxation, or maybe you like the challenge. Some of you are skaters and like to practice big air stunts with your Idols in hot 3D environments!
so heres the question, why do you play games?
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I can never tear myself away from games they are my pastimes 'cos I live 11 miles away from my nearest friend so It is a bit boring here and is also why I play computer games all the time!
Don't get me wrong I still do alot of sport but I live by Computer games and always will! He walks off chanting Ninty Ninty Ninty!
Don't get me wrong I still do alot of sport but I live by Computer games and always will! He walks off chanting Ninty Ninty Ninty!
Games mean everything to me. Ever since I played my first Spectrum game, I've been hooked. And now, I want to play everything. Doesn't matter if it is a good game or not, I'll play it.
Bodgemeister wrote:
I wish that one day, a game will arrive which will do something so amazing that it
> makes respected figures stand up and say "this really means
> something".
That would be a nice idea, but it would more than likely be banned from our shores, or never get that close, the PS2 was nearly banned from somewhere for being too advanced! ooh, game players will rule the world.
When the American incident first happened games were blamed e.g. MS flight sims, I don't see how, the maps aren't accurate and a joystick and keyboard hardly account for the 100+ buttons and controls in a Boeing aircraft.
A game so revolutionary it will get Tony Blair out of his seat? A very nice dream.
I wish that one day, a game will arrive which will do something so amazing that it
> makes respected figures stand up and say "this really means
> something".
That would be a nice idea, but it would more than likely be banned from our shores, or never get that close, the PS2 was nearly banned from somewhere for being too advanced! ooh, game players will rule the world.
When the American incident first happened games were blamed e.g. MS flight sims, I don't see how, the maps aren't accurate and a joystick and keyboard hardly account for the 100+ buttons and controls in a Boeing aircraft.
A game so revolutionary it will get Tony Blair out of his seat? A very nice dream.
FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> escape from reality....
and enter the Matrix!
> escape from reality....
and enter the Matrix!
Vektor what happened to your username, Is just my computer or what!
escape from reality....
Games are a form of escapism for many, and I'm no different. There's nothing better I like than coming home after a particularly knackering day, slamming in a game and playing it until my stress has dissipated.
However, I think there's more to it than that. When multiplaying, there's obviously the elements of comradeship and/or rivalry, which is always healthy.
But I live in the hope that one day a game will turn up that will simultaneously gain massive public recognition AND cause people to regard it as a piece worthy of study. I wish that one day, a game will arrive which will do something so amazing that it makes respected figures stand up and say "this really means something", and bring in a new era of gaming in which developers begin to explore philosophical ideas or moral ideologies within their games.
That might sound like a pretty pathetic reason to follow the path of the gaming industry, but the truly annoying part is that I KNOW games have it in them. I'm just waiting for everyone else to realise it.
However, I think there's more to it than that. When multiplaying, there's obviously the elements of comradeship and/or rivalry, which is always healthy.
But I live in the hope that one day a game will turn up that will simultaneously gain massive public recognition AND cause people to regard it as a piece worthy of study. I wish that one day, a game will arrive which will do something so amazing that it makes respected figures stand up and say "this really means something", and bring in a new era of gaming in which developers begin to explore philosophical ideas or moral ideologies within their games.
That might sound like a pretty pathetic reason to follow the path of the gaming industry, but the truly annoying part is that I KNOW games have it in them. I'm just waiting for everyone else to realise it.
my names The F Word at the mo, e-mail: [email protected]
Haven't really got time to tell you what gaming means to me I am afraid mate, but I have got time to say what is your MSN id?
VKTR
VKTR
For me, its more than somthin to do in my spare time.
Championship manager is a prime example of this. I think of this game as a sort of "2nd life" for me. On the box it says, "this is the most important game of your life." They wernt kidding. I can spend hours on this game without even playing an actual game. Searching for the right players and staff can take ages. I like to make everything "perfect", so i spend hours searching for only the best players at the lowest prices. I'm trying to build my bank balance as high as possible by doing this, so far i have £700 million...
Championship manager is a prime example of this. I think of this game as a sort of "2nd life" for me. On the box it says, "this is the most important game of your life." They wernt kidding. I can spend hours on this game without even playing an actual game. Searching for the right players and staff can take ages. I like to make everything "perfect", so i spend hours searching for only the best players at the lowest prices. I'm trying to build my bank balance as high as possible by doing this, so far i have £700 million...
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