{"id":1,"date":"2014-04-14T04:57:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grayhairedgamer.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2014-04-22T22:43:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T05:43:56","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.grayhairedgamer.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"I turn 40 in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four decades. That’s a long time. That’s a lot of gaming, too.<\/p>\n

When I was younger, I believed I’d lose interest in videogames eventually. I remember being told that they were just a fad, and that other hobbies and technologies would render them obsolete. What’s happened, however, is that my interest and love for them has grown, not waned.<\/p>\n

What is it about them that makes them so appealing? Part of it is that they aren’t a passive form of entertainment, and require close attention and skill. The other part of it is the craft itself. As someone who is not by any stretch of the imagination a good artist, musician, programmer, or designer, playing the end result of a year or years worth of work is admirable, and when the game is great, what you get are lasting memories and a lifetime’s worth of discussion topics. Best Final Fantasy anyone?<\/p>\n

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Right now, I’m playing Batman: Arkham Origins on the PC. 15 hours in, 58% through Story, 24% overall.<\/p>\n

It’s quite good so far, and I certainly think it’s better than a lot of reviews would have me believe. However, I do agree with most that it’s to WB Games Montreal’s detriment that they put this out in the wake of the previous two Arkham games from Rocksteady,\u00a0which were both spectacular games. In any case, I was very happy to run into Barbara Gordon earlier in the game. Oracle is a fascinating character to me, and hope she returns in Arkham Knight.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four decades. That’s a long time. That’s a lot of gaming, too. When I was younger, I believed I’d lose interest in videogames eventually. I remember being told that they were just a fad, and that other hobbies and technologies would render them obsolete. 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