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Just a game
Will I ever make another proper blog entry with the same old style this place used to have 2 years ago? I rather miss the ambiguous posts that spill forth every thought of mine with reckless abandon, a time where every entry was an open secret, and the faceless blog-reader is simply just another unknown. My current blogging situation feels rather unsettling, just because I'm not altogether very used to toning down my opinions on certain matters.Hmm hmm. Exams are starting in 6 days. Ahahaha. I wish it was a joke. Irregardless, the main reason for my coming to Azarathea was news about Sony's latest gaming endeavor; the Next Generation Portable (NGP). Or in short, the PSP2. I was never as excited in hearing about this piece of news as when I heard about the PSP Go. Then again, I am rather prejudiced against the Go, that weird Playstation dark child. Okay, so I've been trying to look for a proper image at Google, but the best I can manage is a gaming article from some site.  So, the specs. Not to be uprooted by Nintendo's 3DS- which will feature gaming in 3D; the PSP2 offers radical gaming experience on its own. It's got touch sensitive screen and a touch sensitive back panel (Som can finally whack away at my PSP screen and actually get something to move, rather than having me reminding her time and time again that the PSP-2000 does NOT have a touch-screen so-if-you-will-please-stop-molesting-my-PSP-tqvm), SIXAXIS controls, dual analog sticks and cameras. Whew. Just how big will this baby be?I am very, very excited about this. It isn't going to be just another remake of the existing PSP, hence why Sony insisted on calling it next gen. In fact, the article I read mentioned the PSP2 to be as powerful as the PS3. That's a tall drink to order, and one Sony probably shouldn't be making just yet. There's that thing with the hackers, y'see. I'll need to update on Sony's contingency plans for that, and hopefully, it will not involve a PS4 anytime in the near future. To quote Guillermo del Toro; 'Video games are the comic books of our time... It's a medium that gains no respect among the intelligentsia.' Indeed. Games offer a variety of rich and filling storylines that continuously feed imagination and dreams, and the consoles that convey these stories are still developing, continuously changing to engage the players in a more interactive style. With games, you aren't simply following the hero in the comic book- you become the hero. That there is the appeal, especially to younger children who want to have a taste of becoming the protector instead of the protected. Agh, I better cut that thought short before this turns into an entry about psychology and gaming. It will be rather embarrassing if I get some things wrong, given my obvious lack of formal psychology training. Besides, one can never truly read too much into games. Because sometimes, that's all there is to it. Just a game, nothing more, nothing less. Edit: Given the obsessive nature towards games that my recent posts seemingly have, the only thing I can say to that is... well... it's just another fad of mine? My poor books have been di-anak tirikan. I'm reading Mein Kampf bit by bit at the moment, and I'm beginning to see the psychopath behind the humble beginnings of the Fuhrer. Adolf Hitler is sharp-witted, nobody can deny that, but his obsessive nationalism is certainly creepy. EditEdit: As for the SE Xperia Play, pffft, it's gonna get the same reaction as the Go. SE Walkman is alright, SE Cyber-shot is pretty convenient, but SE Play smells too much like the N-Gage. In other words, it stinks. Labels: games |