Over at The CRPG Addict, Chester has rethought his strictly chronological playing order, mostly because there are games that he'd really like to play one of these days. It's a good idea, and I look forward to him tackling some CRPG greats from the wild future beyond 1992.
Thinking about all of this, I some math and came to the following conclusions. I post a lot less frequently than the Addict. I don't get through games as quickly as he does. I have more games on my list. I live a sedentary lifestyle, and have a low willpower and a predilection for salty, fatty foods and sodas. In other words, I'm 41 years old and I haven't looked after myself. For all I know I could be one triple cheeseburger away from a fatal heart attack. I should probably rethink my system as well.
With all of that in mind, there are games I want to play in the nearish future. I know, I could just play them on my own time, but I want to play them as a part of the blog. So I've introduced the Priority List, which is a list of the games I really, really want to get to. Mostly it includes the most prominent games and series, mixed in with a few idiosyncratic choices.
My current plan is that after finishing four games on my chronological list, I'll throw in a game from the Priority List, alternating between adventure games and CRPGs. The Priority List itself is in chronological order, so to begin with I won't be straying too far into the future. If you look up at my schedule for 1979, you'll see now that the regular schedule is interspersed with Akalabeth and the first two Ultimas, Wizardry I and II, Rogue, Zork I, and the first few Sierra Hi-Res adventures.
When I cycle back around to a game in my chronological list I might revisit it, perhaps by playing a different port. That might depend on how recently I've played that game, and on whether I actually enjoyed it or not. We'll see.
I'm also going to try (emphasis on try) to maintain a more regular schedule. My current plan is to definitely post every Sunday, with a post on Wednesdays if I can squeeze one in. I've already finished Burial Ground Adventure, so expect a post on that coming up this Sunday. I do enjoy posting on the blog, and I'd really like to become more reliable on that score. That's more likely to happen if I out it out there into the ether, which I just did. So Sundays! And maybe Wednesdays! See you then!
Being a half-decade older... we aren't old yet! Are we? I have been hitting the cross fit gym down the street and at least thinking about the dietary intake...
ReplyDeleteI like your list too, it is the golden era of my time with computers! Boot up the Tandy with MS-DOS 2.1 and roll!
Regarding age, I dunno, I feel older, especially in the last year or so. I definitely need to change my lifestyle - activity, food, amount of sleep, the works. I just keep choosing those self-destructive habits, though...
DeleteSounds good!
ReplyDeleteIn my own blogging career — two major blogs, both at least ten years old, having written 982 and 709 posts on them — my number one rule has been to write what I want, and not what I feel I ought to. It's that feeling of freedom that's kept it fun and fresh for me. I recommend it!
I have three, two of which have been going for about 6 years, one of which has been around for over a decade: video games, Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, and Dungeons & Dragons respectively. All of them are chronological, because I'm too damned methodical for my own good, but if I didn't have a schedule to run to I'd never write anything.
DeleteOh, cool! Links, please! (And you should really add links to your sidebar.)
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