I just know that pyee is going to mock me for this. If you don’t want to hear whining about video games, you can skip this entry, I’ll write about “real” stuff some other time.
I am reminded as to the reason why I never wanted to play an MMORPG. In addition to the fact that they’re addictive and slow-paced and suck your time, there is no real “end”, or if there is, then it takes hundreds of hours to get to. This is in contrast to the 20-40 (or even 60-80 for some long RPGs) that it takes to finish a typical game.
There are a large number of games that are out already or that are coming out, just within the next week, that I want to play. The problem is that I told myself after the last holiday season that I wouldn’t buy a new console game until I had finished the last one I was playing. This season could turn into a long chain of games, except for the fact that I really want to play Final Fantasy XI. I suppose I can split my time, but it’s going to take a lot of time.
For reference, here’s my wishlist, using IGN’s very nice user pages. You can see, if you sort by release date, the issues surrounding the period from now until next Tuesday. There are even a few games of note that have been out for a while and I haven’t gotten yet.
Also, I’ll most likely be buying Mario & Luigi, Mario Party 5, and/or Mario Kart: Double Dash right away, for a very specific reason.