Games

With all of the commotion over the holidays, it has been too long since I got back to the interesting sub-world of gaming. It is the perfect way to “blow off a little steam” after all this news about the world ending, unlucky Fridays, and the stress that comes with working at the same school that one’s girlfriend works at and sister attends. Also, I have not had access to my Playstation lately.

In order to expand my horizons in the gaming world, I got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas, which I was pleased to see my sister enjoy as well. In fact, she enjoys it a little too much so that I have no time to play a game on my own. There is this simulated sports game that Madison loves to play me at because she can consistently beat me. This is something I do not understand. I thought I had gotten the hand-eye coordination down to expertly navigate most video games, but this Wii uses a rudimentary motion control sensor that, to be honest, does not effectively simulate how hard I swing the remote at all. Madison keeps telling me it is not the strength but the skill with which I need to wield the remote. Still, I think she must be cheating somehow, and my arm is getting increasingly sore. Human bodies were not made for simulated action.

However, I managed to coax my sister away from the television for a day. (In all honesty, she is hanging out with her friends today.) And with April correcting school work, I am all to myself and Playstation Online. It has been quite a while since I encountered my old nemesis Morgoth. I must try to seek him out, see if I am as good as I remember.

Also, I have been meaning to explore more around this virtual world the gaming consoles have created. The more I work with the government on deciphering the technology of my homeworld, the more suspicious I am that they are utilizing this online system somehow. It is quite hypnotic, and it seems to cultivate very specific skills.

Perhaps I should recruit some of my newly immigrated colleagues to help investigate.