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This Just In: Choice In Video Games
Have video games lost their appeal?
Last week I watched High Score on Netflix. It’s a six-part docuseries on the history of video games. For most of the episodes, it was a walk straight down Memory Lane.
The first video game I remember playing is Duck Hunt on the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Pulling the trigger on the plastic gun came with a very loud click, following a few milliseconds later by the screen flash. Then, after three shots, the dog would pop up and laugh at you. It was revolutionary.
After that, I was hooked on video games. I’ve owned just about every video game console released in the last three decades and played everything from sports simulators to role-playing games. I enjoy any game with a good storyline.
Over the last few years, my gaming considerably slowed ( unless you count playing Sudoku on my phone, which happens almost daily). I tend to play games three or four years after their release, once they are significantly cheaper and any downloadable content is included.
Right now, I’m playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the third game in the latest Tomb Raider reboot. When I am running around, climbing cliffs, and exploring tombs the game is a lot of fun. However, there’s this whole other side of the game where the only option…
