Gaming

I can remember the excitement when I unwrapped my Playstation for the first time, the grey console with two slim remotes. The first game I ever played was Crash Bandicoot, battling through the levels onto the the final of facing Dr Neo Cortex, gorging yourself on apples along the way, I also have fond memories of the title called Porsche Challenge. I found it very tricky, I have never got on well with racing games, much fun was to had with it especially when family members playing for the first time would move their arms like a steering wheel when cornering. Those were fun times. Nowadays I split my time between my primary console of a PS3 and my XBOX 360. I use the PS3 more, namely because I can use the online features for free, whereas you have to pay a subscription for XBOX Live.

I enjoy playing multiplayer online, I am by no means the best or consider myself any good but I enjoy the challenge of pitting my wits against the World. Yes I do come off second best more often than not but that is part of the fun, I’d happily take 20 losses for 1 victory. I have found online play very addictive since I bought Black Ops, I completed the campaign first then had a first foray into the online World and haven’t looked back since.

I have been enjoying the challenge of collecting trophies, when you do a challenge, complete a mission you are sometimes awarded a trophy. These vary in colour; bronze, silver and gold. If you manage to collect all of them in a game you can earn yourself a platinum trophy and ‘plat’ the game. Sadly I haven’t managed to plat any games, closest so far is Assassins Creed II which I have 95% of the trophies, 2 very difficult ones left to collect. I do hope to plat at least one game.

Lately I have enjoyed the recent releases especially Call of Duty: Black Ops, Assassins Creed: Brotherhood and Gran Turismo 5 (Which is do now regret paying £130 for a signature edition) as well as some others I have picked up along the way like God of War Collection, Batman: Arkham Asylum, FIFA 11 and others. I have been well and truly bit by the gaming bug.

I can see how people think it a waste of money and time playing video games but to me I get much enjoyment from it and who am I hurting whilst doing so? Some choose to waste their money on cigarettes, alcohol and clothes whereas I am happy to get a new game. This is piror to me starting to save seriously for my trip abroad, now I am saving every penny for the trip so no more games for me, my trip is far too important.

I may come to this again at some point down the line and may do further blogs on my love of gaming as well as talk about specific games.

My PS3 trophy card