19th September 2004, 2:57 PM
I know what you mean DJ. I had a similar experience with the original Zelda. I got it for a Christmas gift having heard absolutely nothing about the game. I did think that the golden cartridge looked pretty cool, but other than that I had no opinion of the game before I played it. I was completely taken in by the huge world with the freedom to explore at my leisure. I was even more excited when I finally beat the game after several weeks and discovered there was an entirely new quest. Well, not entirely new, but it was new enough to give me a few more weeks of gaming nirvana.
I rarely get that feeling anymore because of everything I read about games. That's one of the reasons I stopped writing for N-Philes because I wanted to be surprised when I heard things or played games. The only recent game that really surprised me was Fire Emblem. Although I knew about the series for some reason I didn't keep up with news on it. When I got the game for Christmas it made me ignore all of the other games I got. I didn't start playing the awesome Splinter Cell until late January because of it. I want that feeling a lot more, and it's one reason I'm not as up-to-date on gaming news as I used to be.
I rarely get that feeling anymore because of everything I read about games. That's one of the reasons I stopped writing for N-Philes because I wanted to be surprised when I heard things or played games. The only recent game that really surprised me was Fire Emblem. Although I knew about the series for some reason I didn't keep up with news on it. When I got the game for Christmas it made me ignore all of the other games I got. I didn't start playing the awesome Splinter Cell until late January because of it. I want that feeling a lot more, and it's one reason I'm not as up-to-date on gaming news as I used to be.
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