I got sucked into WoW periodically. I'd play it for a month or two every summer before I let my subscription run out. Like you with the GTA series, I realized that what I was doing was not a whole lot of fun after the first half hour-- it was mostly pointing and clicking, and collecting crap that would allow me to kill things faster. And afterwards, what do I have to show for it? A wasted afternoon.
These two Dinosaur Comics mostly sum up my feelings on the subject.
And...
I am really fond of what RPGs I've played though-- Chrono Trigger (was that really 12 years ago???) and FFX... I'd buy a PS3 for the sole purpose of playing all the Final Fantasy Games, I just don't have time or money right now.
I also love the old graphic adventure games, particularly the ones by LucasArts. The Dig, Full Throttle, Monkey Island (which I haven't played yet, bizarrely enough). They were so pretty, and didn't take forever to finish. You can find the engine that will play those games here (http://www.scummvm.org/), actually.
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Date: 2008-05-19 02:06 pm (UTC)These two Dinosaur Comics mostly sum up my feelings on the subject.
And...
I am really fond of what RPGs I've played though-- Chrono Trigger (was that really 12 years ago???) and FFX... I'd buy a PS3 for the sole purpose of playing all the Final Fantasy Games, I just don't have time or money right now.
I also love the old graphic adventure games, particularly the ones by LucasArts. The Dig, Full Throttle, Monkey Island (which I haven't played yet, bizarrely enough). They were so pretty, and didn't take forever to finish. You can find the engine that will play those games here (http://www.scummvm.org/), actually.
Can't wait to see that 9 of Pentacles.