So today I start my blog, I think, and the first topic to be discussed is my personal preference in gaming! So, what do I like in a game? Strategy? Adventure? Action? Chance? Well, yes to all of these, but above and beyond these aspects of the game, I like the story, or more accurately, I like being in the story. That’s why games like chess and checkers and other more simple games, while entertaining, aren’t my favorite, because there isn’t a real story involved. Instead, I like games like dungeons and dragons, call of Cthulhu, and other table top rpgs that have a focus more on the story than anything else, because the story helps me stay involved and focused on the game, and makes it truly engaging for me. This preference extends beyond table top games and into video games as well, driving games like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and other story driven rpgs to the top of my favorites list, the games I come back to over and over again. Video games, and games in general, are more than just a form of entertainment, though they are indeed entertaining. They are a form of art, a medium through which we may express ourselves and the dreams and visions that would otherwise be trapped in our minds. When video games were first introduced it was assumed that it was a fad that would quickly die, but instead it grew and prospered, with new stories and new ideas rising from this form of media time and time again. Had a television series or movie tried to tell the story of Mass Effect, would it have succeeded? Or was it the ability to be involved in the story that made it so successful? Would a book series about the Halo universe have been as successful as it is now without the games paving the way? Video games open a new avenue of story telling that many from the past could only dream of, and i for one can not wait to see what new stories may soon come!
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