The "General Games Chat" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
The GameCube Ads proclaim: "Life's A Game".
The XBOX Ads state: "Life Is Short - Play More".
The PS2 Ads beckon us into "The Third Place".
The slogans of the three console giants are all pointing in the direction of fantasy & escapism, interaction & collaboration, imagination & fun.... in other words: PLAY.
Human beings love play.
No matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, play is something that is universally good; something that is refreshingly innocent and nearly always positive.
Whether it's intense, light-hearted or mischievous, the result is always the same: enjoyment and pleasure - the stuff good memories are made of.
In the videogame playground we can visually explore and interact with so many diverse things and places: from the weird & the wonderful, to the surreal & the spooky, to the child-like & the challenging, to the real(ish) & the riotous, to the melodramatic & the magical.
Nothing compares to gaming in the entertainment sphere.
You can read a book or watch a film - but you're always just an observer, an ineffectual passenger.
Playing games puts YOU in the boots of the protagonist.
Instead of spying through the keyhole, gaming actually places you in the room beyond - at the heart of where the action is happening.
Whether it's as an intrepid adventurer or in a speedy chunk of sexy Ferrari.... the hands-on interactive nature of games offer much more than just a voyeuristic fly-on-the-wall experience.
Some may label gaming as "childish" and "immature", as "a waste of time" and "a waste of money", but no matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, PLAY is very important - it's a vital release: and for me, *videogameplay* is the jewel in the crown.
Being immersed in the virtual world of a great game is a cool thing - something which I can never envisage myself tiring of.
I have just one wish for the future of gaming: that original ideas are encouraged and allowed to express themselves more and more.
Let's just hope that astroid which is on collision-course with Planet Earth doesn't impact and balls things up.
(Oops, I knew my pessimistic nature would eventually rear its ugly head)....
The XBOX Ads state: "Life Is Short - Play More".
The PS2 Ads beckon us into "The Third Place".
The slogans of the three console giants are all pointing in the direction of fantasy & escapism, interaction & collaboration, imagination & fun.... in other words: PLAY.
Human beings love play.
No matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, play is something that is universally good; something that is refreshingly innocent and nearly always positive.
Whether it's intense, light-hearted or mischievous, the result is always the same: enjoyment and pleasure - the stuff good memories are made of.
In the videogame playground we can visually explore and interact with so many diverse things and places: from the weird & the wonderful, to the surreal & the spooky, to the child-like & the challenging, to the real(ish) & the riotous, to the melodramatic & the magical.
Nothing compares to gaming in the entertainment sphere.
You can read a book or watch a film - but you're always just an observer, an ineffectual passenger.
Playing games puts YOU in the boots of the protagonist.
Instead of spying through the keyhole, gaming actually places you in the room beyond - at the heart of where the action is happening.
Whether it's as an intrepid adventurer or in a speedy chunk of sexy Ferrari.... the hands-on interactive nature of games offer much more than just a voyeuristic fly-on-the-wall experience.
Some may label gaming as "childish" and "immature", as "a waste of time" and "a waste of money", but no matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, PLAY is very important - it's a vital release: and for me, *videogameplay* is the jewel in the crown.
Being immersed in the virtual world of a great game is a cool thing - something which I can never envisage myself tiring of.
I have just one wish for the future of gaming: that original ideas are encouraged and allowed to express themselves more and more.
Let's just hope that astroid which is on collision-course with Planet Earth doesn't impact and balls things up.
(Oops, I knew my pessimistic nature would eventually rear its ugly head)....
Vast Luckystar wrote: .
> Originality is the life-blood of gaming. There's too many sequels and
> rehashed ideas at the moment.
*
True originality is hard to find - that's why the game I'm most looking forward is BLiNX. The whole fast-forward, rewind, record, pause messing with time thing sounds excellent.
> Originality is the life-blood of gaming. There's too many sequels and
> rehashed ideas at the moment.
*
True originality is hard to find - that's why the game I'm most looking forward is BLiNX. The whole fast-forward, rewind, record, pause messing with time thing sounds excellent.
I don't think I'll ever tire of playing games either.
Although I must admit that sometimes my enthusiasm wanes. This has happened recently.
Everytime I put a game on I found myself unable to concentrate. God knows why.
But it always comes back, usually when I stumble across an original gem of a game.
Originality is the life-blodd of gaming. There's too many sequesls and rehashed ideas at the moment.
Although I must admit that sometimes my enthusiasm wanes. This has happened recently.
Everytime I put a game on I found myself unable to concentrate. God knows why.
But it always comes back, usually when I stumble across an original gem of a game.
Originality is the life-blodd of gaming. There's too many sequesls and rehashed ideas at the moment.
The GameCube Ads proclaim: "Life's A Game".
The XBOX Ads state: "Life Is Short - Play More".
The PS2 Ads beckon us into "The Third Place".
The slogans of the three console giants are all pointing in the direction of fantasy & escapism, interaction & collaboration, imagination & fun.... in other words: PLAY.
Human beings love play.
No matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, play is something that is universally good; something that is refreshingly innocent and nearly always positive.
Whether it's intense, light-hearted or mischievous, the result is always the same: enjoyment and pleasure - the stuff good memories are made of.
In the videogame playground we can visually explore and interact with so many diverse things and places: from the weird & the wonderful, to the surreal & the spooky, to the child-like & the challenging, to the real(ish) & the riotous, to the melodramatic & the magical.
Nothing compares to gaming in the entertainment sphere.
You can read a book or watch a film - but you're always just an observer, an ineffectual passenger.
Playing games puts YOU in the boots of the protagonist.
Instead of spying through the keyhole, gaming actually places you in the room beyond - at the heart of where the action is happening.
Whether it's as an intrepid adventurer or in a speedy chunk of sexy Ferrari.... the hands-on interactive nature of games offer much more than just a voyeuristic fly-on-the-wall experience.
Some may label gaming as "childish" and "immature", as "a waste of time" and "a waste of money", but no matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, PLAY is very important - it's a vital release: and for me, *videogameplay* is the jewel in the crown.
Being immersed in the virtual world of a great game is a cool thing - something which I can never envisage myself tiring of.
I have just one wish for the future of gaming: that original ideas are encouraged and allowed to express themselves more and more.
Let's just hope that astroid which is on collision-course with Planet Earth doesn't impact and balls things up.
(Oops, I knew my pessimistic nature would eventually rear its ugly head)....
The XBOX Ads state: "Life Is Short - Play More".
The PS2 Ads beckon us into "The Third Place".
The slogans of the three console giants are all pointing in the direction of fantasy & escapism, interaction & collaboration, imagination & fun.... in other words: PLAY.
Human beings love play.
No matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, play is something that is universally good; something that is refreshingly innocent and nearly always positive.
Whether it's intense, light-hearted or mischievous, the result is always the same: enjoyment and pleasure - the stuff good memories are made of.
In the videogame playground we can visually explore and interact with so many diverse things and places: from the weird & the wonderful, to the surreal & the spooky, to the child-like & the challenging, to the real(ish) & the riotous, to the melodramatic & the magical.
Nothing compares to gaming in the entertainment sphere.
You can read a book or watch a film - but you're always just an observer, an ineffectual passenger.
Playing games puts YOU in the boots of the protagonist.
Instead of spying through the keyhole, gaming actually places you in the room beyond - at the heart of where the action is happening.
Whether it's as an intrepid adventurer or in a speedy chunk of sexy Ferrari.... the hands-on interactive nature of games offer much more than just a voyeuristic fly-on-the-wall experience.
Some may label gaming as "childish" and "immature", as "a waste of time" and "a waste of money", but no matter how old you are, and no matter where you come from, PLAY is very important - it's a vital release: and for me, *videogameplay* is the jewel in the crown.
Being immersed in the virtual world of a great game is a cool thing - something which I can never envisage myself tiring of.
I have just one wish for the future of gaming: that original ideas are encouraged and allowed to express themselves more and more.
Let's just hope that astroid which is on collision-course with Planet Earth doesn't impact and balls things up.
(Oops, I knew my pessimistic nature would eventually rear its ugly head)....