{"id":1543,"date":"2005-05-31T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-31T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2005\/05\/31\/"},"modified":"2005-05-31T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-31T19:35:00","slug":"1543","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2005\/05\/31\/1543\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, DeeAnn and I watched 5 episodes of Deadwood<\/span><\/a> (ending with the season 2 finale), and even more time playing video games– Halo<\/span> (the original, in campaign mode) for me, Sims 2<\/span> for her.<\/p>\n

In those latter endeavors, she was frustrated by one of our cats, Jasper, stepping on the power button of her laptop docking station and shutting down the computer in mid-play; I, by the zombie-infested Library<\/a> level, which, no, I haven’t cleared yet.<\/p>\n

I get bored pretty quickly with most “action” video games because they’re so damn repetitive. But I’ve learned something else about myself after Sunday’s Halo<\/span> marathon: I don’t like resource management. This is why I always play on the “easy” setting, and don’t tend to go for strategy games.<\/p>\n

I enjoy the tactical dimension of being an operator– exploring the map, learning the controls, gaining skill– but I have no patience for busy work, like blasting my way through endless hordes of enemies. It gets in the way of what I actually enjoy about the game experience: exploration. Having limited ammunition makes it even more annoying. Go ahead, ask me how much I loved the “god mode” in Doom.<\/p>\n

I do want to be challenged by a game, but I prefer searching to button-thumping. I like running around the ringworld, finding hidden chambers, using my intellect more than my instinct. I don’t like having to shoot things all the time. It’s fun for the first few minutes, but after that? Repetitive, repetitious, and repeating.<\/p>\n

Playing Halo 2<\/span> against other humans is, of course, another story. I’m also told I might enjoy Splinter Cell<\/span> online. Right, as soon as I get through the dozen or so other games I never finished playing. Maybe I’ll start with, I dunno, Starcraft<\/span>?<\/p>\n

I am not the target audience, but I do enjoy reaping the side benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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