Time for a Video Game

After finishing the VHS to DVD transfer project last week, I finally had some time to play Quake4, which came with my new GeForce 6800GS video card. I don't understand why the level lighting is so dark. It's the same with Doom3. You walk through pitch black rooms with a tiny flashlight waiting to get mauled by mutant demons. Most of the time you barely have enough health and ammunition to get to the next level. It can be frightening when you have a monster coming right at you and are low on ammo. But when you kill them, they just kind of flop over and disintegrate. I am a bit disappointed with the darkness and lack of gibs. They have replaced our beloved and addictive visceral experience with shadowy darkness. I also play games on Xbox once in a while, but there are so many games out right now, that I don't have time to finish the ones I have. There was a time when I knew which games were worth playing, but now I feel like I'm a bit out of touch. HalfLife is still the most popular online game according to gamespy.com. Quake4 is way down on the list at number 29, a sad place indeed. Now that I am in my 40's, I don't have time to play games like I used to, but it's still fun to visit game sites once in a while to see what's new.