Gaming on a Schedule

For the last week I’ve tried something different, I’ve actually planned out my gaming time. In the interest of having more fun and getting back into games, I made myself a structured schedule for my gaming. Here’s what it looks like so far:

Monday – Xbox
Tuesday – PC
Wednesday – Wii
Thursday – PC
Friday – Xbox
Saturday – Free-for-all
Sunday – No schedule

I’ve made a few discoveries on the way…

First, Super Monday Night Combat is tons of fun and everyone should play it. I mean, I knew it was fun, but I’m really getting back into it. I generally play Combat Girl, but I’ve been known to hop in as a Gunner every now and then. If you enjoy TF2, I’m sure you’ll enjoy SMNC. If you want to play on Tuesday or Thursday, I’ll be on. Steam name is GB700.

Second, Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD is awesome, but I need more. I think this is the first game that I’ve really NEEDED DLC for. I’ve just about maxed out my skater of choice (My Avatar), and I’ve unlocked all the levels. I’ve got a few more goals to go in some of the later levels, but otherwise I’m pretty much finished with the game. I can’t wait for the THPS3 DLC that’s coming, but it bums me out that you won’t be able to use revert in the levels already released. I also wish they would expand the soundtrack a bit more, and give you control over what songs are played. While I think the base soundtrack is great, there are some songs that I’m just not a fan of, and I’d like to be able to disable them.

Third, I definitely have times where I’m just plain not in the mood to play games. I don’t know what it is, but sometimes I’m just not feeling it. I think I may overestimate myself as a gamer. For example, while in the Caymans I had grand plans to play Civ5 and some 3DS while just chilling on the beach or in the room, but I only touched them once each. I barely played my 3DS on the plane rides. I have a ton of GOOD games for my 360 that I’m just “meh” about. I’m on a big nostalgia kick right now and I’ve been wanting to go back and play a bunch of older games, but I find that when I fire them up I only want to play about 10-15 minutes and then I’m done. Am I turning into a, GASP, casual gamer? No. But my tastes have definitely changed in the last few years.

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