Gaming Weather

I don't know. And if it is the case that those with a life they really enjoy never have time for games, what is the point in making them? Watching the rain from my window I've often smiled, thinking; "ahh, ideal gaming weather". Yes - weather fit for doing nothing else. Apart from maybe testing a new umbrella.

When complimented by real, happening life, games seem dischordant and wasteful. Conflicting. Also drab, shallow, and always, always jouvenile. If I treat myself to an extra half hour of Guild Wars, I'll always regret it 30 minutes later, when I'm suddenly rushing to get my stuff together for school or something. Watching a bit more of Twin Peaks or Six Feet Under, I might feel defiant, angry at the commitments keeping me from watching something I feel is benificial on some level.

Not so with Guild Wars, or indeed, any other game. Defiance and frustration with other people and their deadlines is replaced by guilt, shame - regret for inflicting upon myself an extra level of stress, for the purpose of increasing my 'swordsmanship' skill from six to seven.


But I have more faith in Us than that. Fundementally, I think we just need better games. Perhaps also shorter games. More on that soon.