Not to be too melodramatic here, but I’ve been feeling bummed out about games lately, and I came pretty close to shutting this blog down.
To be more specific: I felt disconnected from a hobby that I’ve been passionate about for almost 30 years. I felt like I wasn’t able to connect with games anymore, and I wasn’t sure if it was because I’d gotten older and harder to reach, or that the games themselves simply didn’t care about trying to reach me. I felt increasingly at odds with the community at large, what with hostile comment threads and Twitter bullying, horrendous attitudes on sexism, sexuality, race and equality. I’d begun to feel alienated from one of the only things that really made me feel like I belonged anywhere.
And then, all of a sudden: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons comes out and hits me square in the solar plexus.
And now, earlier this week: sterling reviews for the latest DLC for Dishonored (which prompted me to go finish The Knife of Dunwall), Saints Row IV, and possibly one of the most anticipated indie games of the year: Gone Home, which I’m in the process of purchasing right this very minute. Not to mention Plants v Zombies 2, which I’ve been doodling around with on my iPhone. And also Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, which I’ve played about an hour or so and which so far is a very good-looking Mario & Luigi RPG, which suits me just fine.
Oh, and then this GTAV trailer, which is fucking insane:
Maybe it was just the summer doldrums bringing me down. But I’m back, baby!
EDIT: I can’t believe I forgot to mention Papers, Please and the inexplicably well-reviewed new Splinter Cell. Sweet mercy, it’s been a pretty amazing month.
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