Games I don't play

Not playing games in a very long time, I've been watching people play games on YouTube. It is not quite as fun. It is something to do. It keeps me off the street.

Man, games have gotten better mechanics and design. They haven't gotten much better play. There are few original ideas out there. I say the idea of a mining based game is the magic behind MineCraft. That and the one guy who started and maintains it all keeps it cheap. I forget what his name is, but it sounds like he is a pretty good developer.

In the latest game, animals and monsters look at you. They turn their heads and follow you. So do some of the items. One, for example, turns a book to face the closest person. As you approach, the pages flip. Nice touch for a game made of blocks. The game is open source and as people create new content and indeed improve on the engine, these changes are merged in to the primary development branch. Let the community do some of the work for you.

Rage is just one task after another. The mechanics of shooting people looks pretty good. The plot leaves some room for improvement.

Dead Island is pretty cool except every frigging five minutes you are back in the same suers killing the same zombies over and over. You use money to repair weapons at stations. The world is not as interactive as it could be. I have yet to see any one playing the game in a night setting. Is the whole game plaid in daytime?

There is another that is based in an insane asylum. You have a super tazer. I have no idea what the object of the game is, but it is basically another zombie hunt.

World of Warcraft is still going. I cannot stand watching this game played. It is all organization and scheduling for a fight. It may be fun to plan and execute the plan, but it is not much fun to watch.

There are trends of games. Normally, when they first come out there is a wave of new videos. The vast majority suck. I've found some people who are not all that great at playing the game, but it is fun watching them. They take the time and effort to figure things out. It is fun watching them because they are friends, they argue. They have adventures.