Perhaps getting back on track...

from JoeUser Forums

I was instant messaging with a friend this a.m. as I sent him a link to a version of a game that is coming out for the Xbox 360, one that I was considering snagging upon release.  He tweaked me a bit about my possible purchase as he knew that I've mentioned a few times that my heart just hasn't been into gaming on my console that much lately.  Not that I don't want to play some, I just haven't made time the way that I used to.  Certainly not to the level of back when I had a consecutive days of game playing streak that was over a year in length (not easy to do considering how easily the Xbox 360 used to experience the Red Ring of Death problem, in my case my streak was only extended because I had bought a second console for the house so that my wife and kids might play on it if they choose to).  That was many years ago now, and life had intervened and interfered in my game playing in multiple ways over time.

I've wanted to play some games on my console, but at the same time I just haven't found the time.  I think some of the main reason lately has been guilty feelings, looking around the house and wanting to get it more neat and organized.  Rather than continuing to ignore the mess as I used to, once I became a single parent I went back to wanting the place neater and more orderly and I've worked pretty diligently at trying to get it to being as nice as I would like.  There's still a lot more work to do, but it has long since gotten to the point that the stuff left to do is small.  I just have to find places for the rest of the things that haven't yet been put away completely.

Anyway, I'm very hopeful of getting online tonite to play for a good bit.  Hopefully I can turn the baseball game on for one of the screens and video gaming on the other.  Ah, nerd nirvana :)

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

I just have never found the time to get into it to start with.  perhaps that is why I do not own any computer games and the last console I had was the original Atari.

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

I just have never found the time to get into it to start with. perhaps that is why I do not own any computer games and the last console I had was the original Atari.

There's something about firing up a video game console and jumping into a first person shooter game that is much more relaxing than many people realize, even when those same games may "tense" you up and raise your adrenalin levels.

My other favored alternatives are tossing in something like NCAA football so I can actually see my favored team win for a change (rather than the reality of watching or listening to yet another heartbreaking loss :() or jumping into one of the social games in the Xbox Live Arcade area.  Something like Uno, or the Hasbro Family Game night games (Scrabble, Boggle, Yahtzee, etc.)

I was really enjoying the 1 vs. 100 game on the system as well as I love trivia type games, but sadly Microsoft retired that after the last season of the game was done.  I don't know if it was because they couldn't get another sponsor for the game or what, but I did enjoy playing it a lot.  I've thought about how much fun I might have if Sony would bring a play-a-long version of Jeopardy to the PS3, but then again I rarely play anything on that system since I like the social aspects of playing on Xbox Live so much more.

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