words and pixels

I am entirely getting addicted to video games again. I guess a boozeless life is left with a gaping hole in the entertainment area that needs to be filled with something. Some people pick God, some people pick love, I "picked" delving into the digital world. I used to be completely put off by the whole idea of console gaming, having been an avid PC gamer (Lineage 2 woo!), but after playing a few games I think I'm a convert. Here's a rundown:

Last night, after a St. Paddy's day dinner at a friend's house, we played this crazy game on the Wii system called Rayman Raving Rabbids and it was freakin hilarious! It is a collection of several mini games that pit you against your friends (who are all crazy looking bunny avatars). One of these games has you mimicking the dance moves shown on screen (think DDR but includes disco moves and slapping your own ass). When you are winning, your avatar does even more hilarious dance moves. You also get to race your friends and throw stuff at them, fight off zombie bunnies with plungers, and fight with bouncy balls. It is entirely random, fraught full of hilarity.

After playing a full round of about ten games, I headed home in order to find some parking somewhat near my house... and to get in another half hour or so of Assassin's Crack 2 (I mean Creed, whoops). After having to re-do the first race a million times, I am getting quite good at the controls... for a novice. I really like the graphics and the story (so far) as well as the different types of tasks/challenges they provide. And it's just damn fun to run around on rooftops.

Playing these games makes me miss the heyday of Lineage. I wish more of my friends still played to provide me with some incentive to play more... as is, I am thinking about de-activating my account indefinitely. Ah the ebbs and flows of online gaming...

Anyway. To summarize: me + games - booze = good times. That's all you really need to take away from this experience.