Hello and welcome to my blog for writing about video games and the video game industry. My goal to write informative essays about mature topics -- you know, where 'mature' actually means sophisticated and not, well, God of War or Grand Theft Auto.
Not to say that there's anything wrong with those games. I rather enjoy God of War. But let's be honest -- God of War is a game aimed at 14 year olds. This is true of most 'mature' titles, unfortunately. The simple fact is that big games by their very nature have to appeal to a large demographic and let's face it - video games will always have the largest audience amongst male teenagers. Male teens want to feel empowered by ripping heads off of things and shooting people in the face. Those games will be popular today, tomorrow and ten years from now. It is hopeless to push against that tide.
And that's okay. The nice thing about the video game industry is that the barrier to entry is shrinking every day. You can now write your own game and market it on your own website. There is something out there for absolutely everyone. I believe that video games are similar to movies - every single living person likes something. It's just a matter of finding out what that thing is.
My name is Luke and I am currently 30 years old. I am married with one child. My first video game was Lode Runner on the Apple IIe. The first game I can remember beating is Zork 1. I grew up playing Atari 2600 and PC games but the bulk of my childhood was spent with my beloved NES. I believe that video games have progressively gotten better with each generation and that the current generation of video game consoles have more going for them than ever before. Never before has gaming been in such a good place. Refinements are always coming and, for the most part, these refinements make games better than ever.
There is, of course, a fuckton of things to complain about. I am known for being particularly nitpick-y and criticizing things that I really adore. But that said, I think people focus too much on the negative and lose track of the fact that video games are really damn fun to just play.
I hope you enjoy playing video games as much as I do.
