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Monday, October 22, 2007
My So-called (Glamorous) Life
I know you're all agog to hear what I did on Saturday. No, really, I can hear you gogging all the way in Mexico. You might want to get that checked. You sound like a St. Bernard choking on a chicken bone.
Anyway, as for my Saturday? Well, I downloaded Mask of the Betrayer, which is an official expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2. And I pretty much played it all damn day with the occasional breaks for meals, walking around, and bathroom time. I did this in an awesome flannel nightgown, by the way, because it was chilly. Don't worry, I didn't totally grunge out. I showered in the morning!
I'm a geek. I love video games. I pretty much play them only on weekends or I wouldn't get anything done during the week (which is sometimes okay), but not when I have a project in progress. My favorite games have been by Obsidian and Black Isle.
I'm not a fan of console games because they tend to be twitchier than I like. I'm into the computer RPGs, especially those that have a romantic subplot. Bingo! There's the tie-in. You'd be surprised what a good job some of these game designers do in crafting dialog for a relationship, and your answer impacts the tone of your developing relationship. Certainly responses win you points with your man of choice, others discourage him, and still others can stop the whole thing dead. Sometimes they adopt a PC game, like the KotOR ones, or Jade Empire, and that works out great. I loved chilling on my couch while working through the Jade Empire storyline.
I used to play MMOGs, but it's a huge time waster for someone who gets drawn into things like I do. Suddenly nothing is more important than getting online so I can attend this raid so I have a chance to get the Uber-Awesome Sword of Head Chopping. Cos everyone who is cool in game has one, and I don't. Plus it's sparkly! So I quit that, and I think I've grown out of that phase in my gaming. I don't crave loot anymore.
But I do love the combination of action, puzzle-solving, and hint of romance that the best games offer these days. I prefer single-player ones because I can pick up where I left off, anytime, and the pause button is magical. I would like to think my books offer the same addictive experience, but we won't know for sure until February.
Sunday I was a little better. We went out for brunch, and then I worked. I limited myself to a couple hours in the game, and spent the rest of the time with my family.
Off to do my pages!
Anyway, as for my Saturday? Well, I downloaded Mask of the Betrayer, which is an official expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2. And I pretty much played it all damn day with the occasional breaks for meals, walking around, and bathroom time. I did this in an awesome flannel nightgown, by the way, because it was chilly. Don't worry, I didn't totally grunge out. I showered in the morning!
I'm a geek. I love video games. I pretty much play them only on weekends or I wouldn't get anything done during the week (which is sometimes okay), but not when I have a project in progress. My favorite games have been by Obsidian and Black Isle.
I'm not a fan of console games because they tend to be twitchier than I like. I'm into the computer RPGs, especially those that have a romantic subplot. Bingo! There's the tie-in. You'd be surprised what a good job some of these game designers do in crafting dialog for a relationship, and your answer impacts the tone of your developing relationship. Certainly responses win you points with your man of choice, others discourage him, and still others can stop the whole thing dead. Sometimes they adopt a PC game, like the KotOR ones, or Jade Empire, and that works out great. I loved chilling on my couch while working through the Jade Empire storyline.
I used to play MMOGs, but it's a huge time waster for someone who gets drawn into things like I do. Suddenly nothing is more important than getting online so I can attend this raid so I have a chance to get the Uber-Awesome Sword of Head Chopping. Cos everyone who is cool in game has one, and I don't. Plus it's sparkly! So I quit that, and I think I've grown out of that phase in my gaming. I don't crave loot anymore.
But I do love the combination of action, puzzle-solving, and hint of romance that the best games offer these days. I prefer single-player ones because I can pick up where I left off, anytime, and the pause button is magical. I would like to think my books offer the same addictive experience, but we won't know for sure until February.
Sunday I was a little better. We went out for brunch, and then I worked. I limited myself to a couple hours in the game, and spent the rest of the time with my family.
Off to do my pages!
Should I be embarassed that I assumed you were referring to an album and I wondered who the group was? I mean, there I am thinking that it was OBVIOUSLY an album everyone had heard of and, gee, didn't I feel old for not recognizing it! Imagine how ancient I felt when I realized you were talking about a GAME!
Gwyneth