Hey guys, welcome to my first entry. My name is Jason Reiss and I am a Level Designer for Hell's Highway. Some of you guys might actually know me from the forums; I troll with handle 'haTts.'
Oops. Wait. Back that up. I am going to have to start from the beginning. How am I supposed to be able to 'blog' when my readers don't know my background? Impossible! If anything, you must know my video game history. It should be required in any introduction (FYI: Has yet to do wonders with the chicks at the bar).
Actually, my gaming history is simple, some backgrounds go on for lists of games that the player has beaten, as if the more games the gamer has beaten the easier it would be for me to gain insight into the player’s life. Quite the opposite, I prefer to mention the games that really meant something to me. Games that provided memories and soaked up countless hours of my life. And I am going to make this really simple; there are three games that have totaled up to at least seven years of my life. These are the games that “raised me.” Because a gamer’s life, can only be shaped and molded by the games they play. Much can be said also about their abilities and skill at games. If you were “raised” by Father FPS then there's a likelihood that when you pick up that next new shooter, you are going to be able to progress quickly through the combats. Every genre has inherent traits, specifications, and skills that carry over game to game.
Ah, but my gamer history, almost forgot. I was raised by Mother RTS. The games Warcraft II, Starcraft and Warcraft III have shaped and molded my gamer future. A lot can be interpreted from my gamer history. RTS's are not strong on the consoles, they are only beginning to see life. So my experience is probably lacking and it's more than doubtful that I would excel in a fighter (Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, for example). However, RTS's and specifically these games were known to require a lot of micro management, so this could mean a few things. I might have A.D.D. or at least require plenty of attention from others. But it also meant that I could do well in a twitch FPS shooter. (Quake III did almost pull my attention away). Also, if you looked into it more closely, how could I have spent seven years in these three games, what do they have in common? All three games had wonderful multiplayer support. That could mean that I at least retain some necessary need for socialization. This goes on to say I could enjoy myself in a MMO like environment.
Anyways, you get the picture. A lot can be said about the games that a person has been the most time playing. Gamer histories should be required one of these days. Someday kids will be filling out their sheets for the beginning of their SAT's and right after address it will ask for your top three games. It will totally be a new way to study a student’s brain growth and habits.
Or if anything, it's a good ice breaker.
