I have a confession to make. When I was young I was a very impatient person. Of course this wasn't just limited to games, but to all aspects of my life. I'm not sure if I ever really got over that, but I'm certainly a lot more patient and tolerant of long waits than I used to be.
Take Starcraft 2 for example. It used to be, when a new game coming out that I wanted I would be dying to get a hold of it. Even if it would be months in the future, I couldn't wait. I'd obsess over it. I'd read magazines (back when before the Internet became the main source of gaming news). I'd have dreams about. I would even make up elaborate stories in my head about the game, just so I could experience it in my mind before it was actually released. I'd do the same for TV and movies too. And oftentimes this would lead to disappointment when the game actually came out. The fun in my head was often a lot better than anything a game could really deliver. This is perhaps why I've ways been so interested in story-based games. I love a good story. Put it into an RPG, and Adventure game, hell, even an RTS, and I'll love it (even if the game play sucks).
But days are different now. I knew Starcraft 2 was coming, for example. But until this week (and that beta invite) I had no idea that it was about to come out. I haven't read up on much of the game. I haven't seen many trailers. I haven't seen much in the way of artwork. I haven't been reading blogs, or IGN articles, or anything else either. I haven't seen a single spoiler yet. So when SC2 comes out next week it will be mostly virgin to my eyes. I think the only thing I know is that I read a vague thing yesterday that the campaign model in SC2 is going to be 'different'...maybe more like a dynamic campaign with fixed missions instead of the old SC mission model. And the second SC2 game (the Zerg one), will be much more RPG like. That news actually sort of shocked me. Though I'm sure a lot of people are aware of that.
So now it's one week out and I'm still not obsessing over the release. I did buy the SC Anthology. I wanted to revisit the old game before the new one came out. But if I'm not done with it by next Tuesday...I won't be starting SC2. I'll wait until I finish the Anthology first. And since my WOW guild raids Tuesday through Thursday, my first real opportunity to play it might not be until next Friday. And I usually go out Friday night, and will be busy Saturday. So, in reality, the game might come out on Tuesday but the first chance I'll get to play it is on Sunday of next week! And I'm OK with that.
But when I was 15, I think I'd be about to have a heart attack just thinking about it.
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