August 25, 2007

• Recently for the video gaming community, a huge game was just released to critical and consumer acclaim; "Bioshock." Many people with an xbox360 or a PC were quick to pick it up, and it was pretty much a case where if you consider yourself a hardcore gamer, you are already playing the game. So I guess I really am not a hardcore gamer anymore, because I haven't played it yet, not even the free demo that's easily available to me. If Bioshock came out mere months ago, I would have been one of those gamers first in line to get this game. Now however, it's just an entry to my wishlist of games I would like to buy some day. What happened? What happened to the gamer in me who used to play games everyday with long hours at a time? Oh right, the last time I did something like that was literally years ago. I have been dangerously bordering the "casual gamer" side of things for quite a while now, playing mostly "pick up and play" games (like Guitar Hero 2, xbox live arcade titles, or the Nintendo Wii). Sure I still play "hardcore" games like Gears of War and will definitely be picking up Halo 3 at the first week of release, but I really can't consider myself a die-hard gamer anymore. In a way, I'm a little saddened that this is just another sign that I'm getting farther away from being a young man. At the same time though, speaking as an adult male, playing games is still part of my life. This shows that the lifestyle of gaming is indeed part of our culture, just like movies, music, and sports have been. Young or old, playing video games is for everybody... even if you can't commit the time to play every game out there.

  

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