Talking to Myself Ep 3-Why do we play video games?

I know, you've heard or read about this.  Maybe because after another fun weekend of playing FFXIV: ARR Beta Phase 3, I'm already getting gaming withdrawal and I feel like talking about it.

So why do we play video games? Video games have so many genres.  RPG, JRPG, Beat-'em-ups, hack and slash, RTS, FPS, MOBA, MMORPG, and a bunch more.

Maybe it's a hobby--you play at your own leisure and enjoy it. Or maybe you make money from playing video games. Yeah.  Some of this stuff's competitive. Or maybe you are one of the completionists who revel in their wall of achievements and trophies.

For me (and maybe some of you), I play for the immersion.  At first, it was somewhat of a hobby for me.  But after meeting my bf, and being introduced to JRPG's and MMORPG's, I fell in love with games--and how you could get so easily lost in some of the good ones.

Playing for the immersion is fun, but you gotta keep that in check.  

Easier said than done...

On another note:

from what I've been hearing FFXIV:ARR is "what you would get if FFXI had a baby with awesome".  I never played FFXI, but hearing that, I can see why the hardcore followers of FFXI (and FFXI itself) has lived on for this long. Keep going Square, that game has promise.

Take this with a grain of salt! Hiyah!

Picture was found on Google image search. Controller ornaments  :).

Talking to Myself Episode 2-Learning, changing, persevering

Don’t worry, I’m still here! :D

Remember!

This is just my opinion, my feelings, my thoughts.  Praise me, judge me, love me, hate me, like me, follow me, get inspired, and or read it just because you’re curious.  Just take it all with a grain of salt! 

Hardships…

After making the decision to self-promote and commit, I find it ironic that things decide to start crashing down.  And at the times that you least expect it, they usually do.  But that technically means that you (in this case, me) let your guard down; you became lax in the work that you’re doing; you got comfortable—too comfortable.

Perseverance…

In this day and age, you can’t necessarily do that (unless you’re one of the lucky ones)—you have to keep moving; to keep going.  Others may berate you and lecture you.  You may have an emotional breakdown or get mad or whatnot… in my opinion, that’s okay.  It’s your very own way of realizing, learning, and accepting the circumstances.  But once you’re done with that; once you accept the very thing you are upset about, move on!  Continue what you were doing!  Don’t stop! The worst thing you can do is give up and never pursue what you want to do for the rest of your life.

Time…and Effort…

All things take time.  Getting what you want in life takes time and effort. Make an effort in everything you do.  Keep yourself busy by being aware of not only your surroundings, but yourself as well.  Don’t get too comfortable! Challenge yourself.  Work your brain. And if people come at you and want to bring you down to their level like a crab in a bucket (go ahead and google crab effect if you don’t know what I mean), don’t let them.  But in time, you will begin to see results.  In time, through your hard work, you will reach the part in life where you want to be.

Simply put: Don’t give up, persevere, believe in yourself, don’t get too comfortable, be consistent, don’t let other’s stop you from what you’re doing, and ultimately conquer whatever it is you want to do in life!

***In other news:  I got my beta key for FFXIV:ARR on Friday morning. Played through Friday and Saturday with my bf.  Amazing.  I had so much fun, despite minor difficult quests here and there.  But other than that I enjoyed it.  I was hoping to play today, but they cut the beta short for this weekend *SAD FACE* WAAAAAHHH :C.  I was hoping to take some screenshots of my character.

More updates on FFXIV:ARR next weekend.  And maybe some screenshots of my character (don’t want to break NDA and get banned for life.  Safety first!)

Gaming! Episode 1

One post after another! Bear with me here, I'm trying to catch this blog up with the Tumblr posts I started yesterday.

I’ve always wanted to get this blogging thing going.  And in procrastinator language, the term “eventually” comes to mind. “I’ll blog eventually…”.  I mean, I could never figure out when to start, because I had no idea what to say or talk about.  But I figured now was a good time.

Why?

Because!  It’s all in the timing.  And right now, especially in the video game department, there is so much going on.  

E3 is in a few days!  Yuuuup.  Who isn’t excited about that? Especially with the new, upcoming era of consoles and the major fanboy war that comes with it. PS4 vs. XBox One.  Who’s gonna win?

And…

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (FFXIV:ARR)!  Yeah.  Some of you may know the disaster that was version 1.0.  But I think that their comeback is quite promising. But playing ARR closed beta (phase 2) on one account with my bf was surprisingly fun, yet excruciating.  So, I am waiting for the next few days; hoping for that email from Square Enix, the one with a beta code, so I can quest, and gather, and craft to my heart’s content. So here’s to me crossing my fingers in high hopes for a beta code!

/crossfingers