I'm having a similar feeling but for a different reason. My console gaming was always tied to my gaming with friends, and now that that's severely curtailed, I'm wondering why I bother with consoles at all. I have little time during the week to engage with a full console game. I'm mostly playing handheld stuff, because I can play just an hour at a time. Also, I'm on the road a lot because I don't like staying at home, so portable systems seem to be the best choice for my lifestyle. Can I bear to trade in all my consoles and all the games I have for them? Not yet. I still play with friends a little bit, but I'm very close to going all handheld gaming and turning my back on the big TV console experience.
A growing apathy.
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 On 11/01/2013 at 04:15 PM by transmet2033 See More From This User » |
I remember the first footage I ever saw of Bioshock Infinite. It was awesome and I really got pumped for the game. Then I found out that it had been delayed to later that year, and then delayed to the next year, and then delayed a month later. All of these delays tempered my enthusiasm for the game. It was no longer a Day One purchase for me. The only reason that I had picked it up within a month of its release was because of my birthday. The biggest disappointment that I had with Bioshock Infinite is the fact that the initial footage that I saw never made it into the game... I bring this up because I am worried that something similar will happen to South Park: The Stick of Truth. Now that it has been delayed to next year, I am no longer excited about the game. There is something else that might be affecting my excitement for South Park and that is...
My Xbox 360. The 360 is currently my only means to play these big multi-platform releases. This is fine in and of itself, because it is a great console. The problem is that I no longer enjoy playing games on it. This feeling has been sitting with me for the past few months. In fact, I am sure that this feeling can be traced back to the announcement of the Xbox One. I guess that I do not want to give Microsoft any more of my money. I don't think that they deserve any of it. Last week I went and picked up a copy of Arkham Oranges... for the Wii U. I do not even own a Wii U, so why would I ever buy a game for it? I do want a Wii U, and will hopefully have one by the years end.
There is a bright spot in what appears to be a fairly depressing blog. My love of videogames has not diminished. I just have been focusing my attention onto my handhelds, both the Vita and 3DS. I have found myself taking a break from EOU to play Kid Icarus and Arkham Origins: Blackgate. There is a sprinkling of El Shaddai in there as well.
My love of playing games does not fix the apathy that I am currently displaying towards my 360. I am working through potential solutions, but only one seems to be sticking out as the best course of action. I am going to have to pack it up and put it into storage. I do not hink that I can do it today or tomorrow, but I will do it soon. There are a couple of games that I would like to finish, or replay before I say goodbye to my 360 for an extended period of time. I would be remiss if I did not finish El Shaddai, and with all of the Batman talk around the internet I would really like to play some Arkham Asylum. oh, and maybe a little bit of Dark Souls, I hear that game is awesome.
I will finish up with a little something that happened the last time I was in Gamestop. While talking with one of the employees, the topic of next-gen gaming came up. I said something about not being all that excited about that this year. I am much more excited to play Super Mario 3D World. He came back with a wonderful response along the lines of... ... Nintendo, they are still good for one thing, fun games. I guess that is what I really want from the next generation. I want fun games, which is probably why I want a Wii U because those games look fun to me.
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