Game-O-Rama

Today I played a mixture of games.  It was like a little Game-O-Rama.  It was time to play some of the games I recently bought off of Steam.

I started my day off playing some Team Fortress 2.  I have fun playing the game, but in limited spurts otherwise it kind of gets tedious.    My teams were pretty horrible today.  Match that up with my noobness, and it means spending time watching Will Respawn in 15 seconds way too much.

I next moved on to Witcher 2.  I like the game, but I didn't feel the hook.  I may have to give it more time before I get to the point where I don't want to log off.

I also tried Oblivion.  I figured I would play it a little since Skyrim will be coming out in November.  I can't say I am too impressed with it yet.  It just seems clunky, and awkward to me.  I feel like I don't really know what I am supposed to be doing.  I think I am still in the tutorial so hopefully it picks up once I complete it.  I just don't like having to take potions, switch between melee, and casting, and etc.  I have so much in my inventory I don't know what I am supposed to be keeping, and what is junk.

Believe it or not I still love Fable III the most out of all three.  The game is straightforward, and I know exactly what I am supposed to be doing.  It could be that I am just comfortable with Fable III, but I see myself finally going back to finish it before playing Witcher 2, and Oblivion again.

Now the final game I played today I fell in love with.  What game finished off my Game-O-Rama?  It was Left4Dead.  I only played the single player offline version because it was the first time ever playing it.  How can you not like killing zombies?  Of course my headphones died so I had to quit, and charge them back up.  I can't wait to play it again after my headphones charge for an hour or so.

Push The Cart

Okay today I was playing Team Fortress 2, and it started to feel just like a scenario, warfront or whatever in any MMORPG.  Is it really that hard to figure out what you are supposed to do?  I just felt like ragequitting, and luckily my headphones died so I had an excuse to quit.

I find it hard to believe that no one even reads the objective before picking which type of game they want to play.  Currently I try to just play the Payload race one for now.  It is simple.  The blue team pushes the cart to the end of the track, and the red team tries to stop them.  Sounds pretty easy right?

Obviously not for the idiots I kept getting grouped up with today.  They were literally fighting near the beginning of the track, and not even pushing forward to where the cart was.  The cart was inches away from victory, and everyone was back fighting just to be fighting.

It so reminded me of my pvp experiences in mmorpg's.  Everyone is off doing their own thing instead of working as a team.  Imagine that?  Actually using teamwork in a game called Team Fortress 2.  Who would ever think you should be working as a team?

Medic, Medic, Medic!

Yup, if you need a Medic in Team Fortress 2 than I am there for you.  I tried a few other classes, but it seems Medic is what I enjoy playing.  I just follow the Heavy's around, and keep them alive while they blow everyone up.

I am still learning how all the maps work, but I am starting to figure out what the heck is going on.  The game is pretty fun now that I am catching on what to do, and understand the objectives.  I like how you work together as a team to accomplish objectives.

It would be nice to have a full team premade, and just destroy people all night.  I have been playing with Nassergamez, and it has been nice being able to chat on steam while playing.  He mostly plays an engineer which seems like a pretty fun class to play too.

Once I get used to the game I will probably enjoy some of the other classes, but right now the Medic works perfect because I can just follow people around, and see what you are supposed to do.  The first night I tried playing a Pyro, and Heavy but was completely clueless on what I was supposed to be doing.  I feel sorry for any medic that followed me around last night.

You can find me on Steam under the name Wasdstomp.  Just send me a friend invite if you want to team up for some games of Team Fortress 2.

Why Does Steam Make It Easy To Pull The Trigger On Buying Games?

I have avoided buying games on Steam for years.  Some gamers I follow on Twitter started talking about the Summer Sale.  The prices just seemed too good to be true.  I had to sign up, and check it out for myself.

I am now asking myself why I waited so long to take advantage of Steam.  I was like a kid in the candy store.  I couldn't control my urge to buy so many games.  I bought Witcher 2, Oblivion, Portal 2, and the new free to play Team Fortress 2.

I am excited to play them all even though I am still trying to finish Fable III.  The problem is there are about ten more games I want to buy off of Steam.  It has been a long time since I have had multiple interest in different games at the same time.

I sort of blame it all on my MMORPG passion the last ten years or so.  I felt like I couldn't play other games, or someone would have better gear, or whatever.  It is nice to finally open up my gaming to other genres like when I was a kid, and played every new game that came out.

It is crazy though on Steam.  I don't know if it is the discounts or what, but I find it easy to buy several games at once, and want to add even more.

I am really glad to be playing a bigger variety of games, and expand my audience here on Wasdstomp.  It is nice to not talk about the same old game every single day.  Which game will I play first?  I still don't know, but I am thinking Portal 2.