One of Dave's favorite activities is playing video games. As a result, when we have free time he is often found playing them. I usually try to get him a video game every once in a while. Recently, Ollie and I got him the game Assassins Creed- Revelations. I realize its been out for a while but we're broke...so...yeah. He was immediately hooked and played it all the time. Now, looking at the title of this post, you may think I am going to complain about how much time he spent playing video games. Nope. That's not it. Be patient.....your questions will be answered. One of Dave's other favorite video game activities is watching me play his games. I'm honestly not as awful at them as I could be. Especially since I never had video games as a child. However, I have noticed some interesting side effects. I am going to break them down by game.
Assassins Creed- In this game you run around and assassinate people. Obviously. But the real fun for me is climbing walls. If it can be climbed in the game I will climb it. Now I look all around at buildings and houses and trees and think........"How would Ezio climb this?" I often have random thoughts....that doesn't bother me; but the amount of time I have spent
obsessing wondering about it is nuts.
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean- This is a personal favorite. I mean who wouldn't laugh at a lego Johnny Depp careening across the screen? The camera angle in this game is weird. If you try to turn around, the camera doesn't move with you...... its just odd. There is just no way to make it work perfectly. As a result, I spend much of the game attempting to move my OWN body to make it a little less annoying. It makes me look like I am having a seizure, heart attack, or need an exorcism.
Need for Speed- I really like car racing games. Something about running from the police in a car that I could never possibly own is totally awesome! I also like to
make the cars pretty customize the cars. HOWEVER, I have a crazy, unnatural fear of cops. For example, I am driving down the road and I see a cop car. I break into a cold sweat and my heart races. I would like to take the time emphasize that in real life I am a good driver. I don't speed...often... and I obey basic traffic laws and I'm not weaving in and out of traffic. There is absolutely no reason I should be nervous. But alas, I am. So I take out my cop frustration in the game.
Mario- We also have a Wii, on which I play Mario Galaxy. Those songs are so ridiculously catchy. How could I not have them in my head while pushing a shopping cart- its just when I try to jump for coins that it gets a little scary.
Kidding about that last part. Sort of.
Anyway, these are the many reasons why at least I should not play video games.
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