Welcome to the first post of Rocket Jump, the independent video games blog of Washington University since 1878. I’m Michael Yang, the caretaker of this fine establishment, though with any luck there will be guest bloggers coming in and giving their own thoughts. But first, let’s talk about me.
I’m a PC gamer. I don’t even own an Xbox 360 or a Playstation Triple – you can feel sorry for me later. The reason I don’t own a console is because, frankly, the PC does everything they do, but, y’know, better. No, really. But I’ll let my inner elitist explain that later.
Where was I? Oh, right, me. I play just about everything, though a good majority of my time goes to shooters. I’ve stayed with Team Fortress 2 for a good three years, and though I no longer play it as regularly, I still play a pretty mean Demoman or Soldier. At least I do in pubs, so I’m actually pretty terrible. I’m also currently in the middle of a StarCraft II binge, but with no end in sight I’d say it’s more than a binge. It’s actually an abusive relationship more than anything else – I can’t stop clicking that “Search” button even if it means getting rolled time after time again.
Right now the only other game I’m playing through Thief: Deadly Shadows, and I just finished the Cradle mission, which has to be one of the most frightening and well-designed levels of any game I’ve ever played. I’ve only one more mission until I finish the game, and then I’ll probably post about it here. I just started Batman: Arkham Asylum, but I haven’t gotten far due to a friend constantly needing to borrow my controller.
And that’s all the information you never needed to know about me and my tastes in games. Hopefully you’ll stick around for an actual post next week.
Coming up: the world of mods – what they are, where they’re going, and some of the best total conversions in the business.