[thechat] playing games
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Thu Jan 8 07:22:01 CST 2009
Joel D Canfield asked:
>>when I need to turn my brain off I play Age of Empires.
>>is there something out there that's challenging without overwhelming,
>>and has the strategy and discovery aspects but isn't a war game?
Hi Joel,
Although I don't play much these days, there certainly seem to be lots of options!
If it was me, I would probably lean towards console play. [Otherwise I'd probably end up playing nethack through conference calls and never get anything done! ... Oh, wait.]
Some non-MMORPG possibilities:
* Guitar Hero and Rock Star are certainly popular at the moment, although I wonder if they would be relaxing or annoying to someone who actually plays. {My nephew kicks butt playing 'Message in a Bottle' in Hero - but (having fooled with the tab) I know his hands are too small to play it on a six string.}
* I've always been a Gran Turismo fan.
* The GTA series has been pretty popular over the years.
* My son has enjoyed the sports games [Madden Football and the like].
* My son was recently looking for Super Mario Galaxy for his wii.
Heck, I bought my mom a DS last June so she could play Texas Hold 'Em. You could always get one of those for extended 'minibreaks'.
Have Big Fun,
RonL.
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