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Shock news. FM lands a job working full time in a warehouse. Starting on Wednesday 1st May.
Shock news in that this is a slight lifestyle change for someone who's only played games for the last 5 years. I mean, what am I gonna do? Sure, the extra money is great because I can buy more games, but working 40 hours a week kinda cuts into my gaming a bit, so although I can buy more games I can't actually get around to playing them.
I mean, I'm used to 40 hour stints with the odd break for Pringles when playing Final Fantasy 7, or all-nighters trying to break that lap time on WipeOut Fusion, or vanishing from society for a few weeks to go hunting for those ruddy dogtags on Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Not to mention all the redeye sessions I've put in to levelling up my characters in online RPGs.
I now have to cram all this into 5 evenings and 2 weekends, which is going to be hard. I can't exactly quit this job because my CV looks like the Yellow Pages anyway.
I figure the way I'll get around it is by playing 'quick-fix' games weekday evening (lap or two here of Gran Turismo, mission or two in GTAIII, bit of record setting in Burnout maybe) and save the fully immersive stuff like Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy IX for the weekend.
But then Deus Ex is about to hit the shelves, not to mention Final Fantasy X, not to mentions TOCA Race Driver and Stuntman and Virtua Fighter 4 and (dare I say it) Britney's Dance Beat.
The only way around this is by getting more quick-fix pick-up-and-play instant-gratification games to fill my evenings during the week. So what do I get? Fantavision and Rez?
I need answers fast, before I ring up work on Tuesday night and tell them I've broken a leg or something so I can get on with an Endurance race in Gran Turismo.
Shock news in that this is a slight lifestyle change for someone who's only played games for the last 5 years. I mean, what am I gonna do? Sure, the extra money is great because I can buy more games, but working 40 hours a week kinda cuts into my gaming a bit, so although I can buy more games I can't actually get around to playing them.
I mean, I'm used to 40 hour stints with the odd break for Pringles when playing Final Fantasy 7, or all-nighters trying to break that lap time on WipeOut Fusion, or vanishing from society for a few weeks to go hunting for those ruddy dogtags on Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Not to mention all the redeye sessions I've put in to levelling up my characters in online RPGs.
I now have to cram all this into 5 evenings and 2 weekends, which is going to be hard. I can't exactly quit this job because my CV looks like the Yellow Pages anyway.
I figure the way I'll get around it is by playing 'quick-fix' games weekday evening (lap or two here of Gran Turismo, mission or two in GTAIII, bit of record setting in Burnout maybe) and save the fully immersive stuff like Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy IX for the weekend.
But then Deus Ex is about to hit the shelves, not to mention Final Fantasy X, not to mentions TOCA Race Driver and Stuntman and Virtua Fighter 4 and (dare I say it) Britney's Dance Beat.
The only way around this is by getting more quick-fix pick-up-and-play instant-gratification games to fill my evenings during the week. So what do I get? Fantavision and Rez?
I need answers fast, before I ring up work on Tuesday night and tell them I've broken a leg or something so I can get on with an Endurance race in Gran Turismo.
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FantasyMeister wrote:
>
> I have one. With Halo. Where do you think I've been for the last few
> weeks?
Dead, actually.
>
> I have one. With Halo. Where do you think I've been for the last few
> weeks?
Dead, actually.
Trying to get it in the house, obviously.
Hur hur hur.
No really, I'm kidding. It was just a joke. I need to play Halo. But I'll wait for the PC version. And some reviews.
Hur hur hur.
No really, I'm kidding. It was just a joke. I need to play Halo. But I'll wait for the PC version. And some reviews.
Nomad_Soul wrote:
> I seem to recall that a few months ago you were eagerly looking
> forward to getting an Xbox.
> Why have you seemingly banished all thoughts of purchasing an Xbox?
> I remember reading a post of yours toasting the forthcoming wonders of
> Halo.
> With the extra money acquired from your new job, will your past
> enthusiasm return?
> Just wondering - in a nosey kind of way....
I have one. With Halo. Where do you think I've been for the last few weeks?
> I seem to recall that a few months ago you were eagerly looking
> forward to getting an Xbox.
> Why have you seemingly banished all thoughts of purchasing an Xbox?
> I remember reading a post of yours toasting the forthcoming wonders of
> Halo.
> With the extra money acquired from your new job, will your past
> enthusiasm return?
> Just wondering - in a nosey kind of way....
I have one. With Halo. Where do you think I've been for the last few weeks?
Don't worry FM, it will all be made up to you when you retire.
Thats right, when your about 85 you can just sit around in your armchair all day playing some sweet games on a sweet console and you don't have to do anything.
Why?
Because you don't have to goto work and your not expected to do anything at all apart from die slowly :-(
Just think how good a console will be then though, it will be so playable that you can laugh at all the working guys who don't get to play it all day.
Excellent. Look forward to it you should.
Thats right, when your about 85 you can just sit around in your armchair all day playing some sweet games on a sweet console and you don't have to do anything.
Why?
Because you don't have to goto work and your not expected to do anything at all apart from die slowly :-(
Just think how good a console will be then though, it will be so playable that you can laugh at all the working guys who don't get to play it all day.
Excellent. Look forward to it you should.
I seem to recall that a few months ago you were eagerly looking forward to getting an Xbox.
Why have you seemingly banished all thoughts of purchasing an Xbox?
I remember reading a post of yours toasting the forthcoming wonders of Halo.
With the extra money acquired from your new job, will your past enthusiasm return?
Just wondering - in a nosey kind of way....
Why have you seemingly banished all thoughts of purchasing an Xbox?
I remember reading a post of yours toasting the forthcoming wonders of Halo.
With the extra money acquired from your new job, will your past enthusiasm return?
Just wondering - in a nosey kind of way....
Grix Thraves wrote:
> What does your job actually involve, apart from being in a
> warehouse... or did you say? Driving forklift thingys around?
My days will consist of:
Cutting up bits of plastic :(
Serving people on a trade counter :(
Stock taking :(
Sweeping the floor and making tea :(
Bit of driving :)
Not quite the same as:
Playing games all day :)
> What does your job actually involve, apart from being in a
> warehouse... or did you say? Driving forklift thingys around?
My days will consist of:
Cutting up bits of plastic :(
Serving people on a trade counter :(
Stock taking :(
Sweeping the floor and making tea :(
Bit of driving :)
Not quite the same as:
Playing games all day :)
You need to work
Nah Nah Nananah
errr well done? :D
Nah Nah Nananah
errr well done? :D
Damn FM. Thats a real big change of lifestyle. Hope everything goes ok for you with it. You won't play as much in terms of computer gaming, however you will probably enjoy the time you do spend on games more as a result :)
Ant wrote:
> erm...I think it was that petrol station place. Then my CD ROM drive
> buggered up, and when we got a new one it wouldn't recognise the CD.
> :S
Ah yes. About 3/4 way through I would guess.
> erm...I think it was that petrol station place. Then my CD ROM drive
> buggered up, and when we got a new one it wouldn't recognise the CD.
> :S
Ah yes. About 3/4 way through I would guess.
I've been out of work for about a year nearly now since I left 6th form and I've been kinda putting off jobs lately now though because I want to pick up my Gamecube on launch day at the earliest possible time and have a good playing session on it.
It's going to be weird going to work, my body clock is already way out of sinc.
It's going to be weird going to work, my body clock is already way out of sinc.
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