November 10, 2009

• “Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare 2,” the biggest and most anticipated video game of this year is finally out. They estimate that the game will sell in the millions by the end of the year, and it’s already received tons of accolades to the quality of the game (plus a controversial issue as well). The first Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare was really fun, so it should be no question that I pick up it’s sequel right? Well, how about I just say that I will most likely, eventually, pick up this game sometime in the future, possibly at a cheaper used game price.

  Apologies to Infinity Ward for crafting what appears to be a stellar game worth buying, but I’ve got to the point in my gaming life where I can’t really justify purchasing another game like this, when I still have tons of games in my collection that I still have yet to play. In fact, this whole year has been like this for me. “Big-must-play” games that have been released are now just quietly placed in my “to buy” list. That “to buy” list is growing quite huge too. This is a far cry to how I was as a gamer this past decade, and it’s reminiscent to me as a gamer in the mid to late 1990s when I did not even own the current generation of consoles of that time.

  I guess I really am not a “hardcore” gamer anymore, and I’m completely okay with that. Besides buying a hardcore title like “Street Fighter IV” earlier this year, I’ve only picked up a few more casual friendly games like “Guitar Hero : Metallica,” “The Beatles : Rock Band,” and “Lego Rock Band,” within this year. In fact, can I even consider myself a casual gamer? I’ve been using my xbox360 more for the Netflix and media streaming functions more than gaming, and this is despite the fact that there ARE a lot of games that I still want to play. The main culprit here is that time is against me. On my schedule, it’s far easier spending a couple of hours watching a movie or TV shows, than several hours on a game. Pick up and play games like Street Fighter or Rock Band works, because it caters to short bursts of game time.

  So is this it for me as a gamer, or will I somehow get rejuvenated to be more serious about gaming again? I don’t know. Maybe that Project Natal thing later next year will awaken the gaming blood in me, but until then, I’m going to stick with my music games and Street Fighter. Any other games that I pick up, will probably be from the cheaper used bins at video game stores.

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