(82) Game On (But Not at Ball State)

I went over to GameStop and decided to finally buy the missing part to my PS2. I haven't played in nearly a year because the coaxial cable went missing when I moved into my dorm and has never been found. But I am ready to hop onto my "I don't give a damn about anything anymore!" summer bandwagon and play video games again! I never beat Kingdom Hearts, or Final Fantasy X. I got to Atlantis and had a hard time defeating Ursula and never quite cared to go back and kill her.... until now. And FFX was so.... slow. Every time I moved there was a movie scene and it just never seemed to end. I'm thinking I oughta replace it with different game. So at GameStop, I bought Yakuza since it was on sale for $10 in the pre-owned section. I'm really excited to play it tomorrow.

I am not kidding you, the Sherrerville/Dyer area has 5 GameStop locations within a two mile radius, and then another in Merillville! Its like Starbucks in Chicago. I guess that doesn't surprise me since this area of Northwest Indiana is so full of kids and young people. And then there's the vast population of stoners, high school drop-outs, and the "oh, I swear I'm looking for a job!" groups. Regardless, the GameStop locations are a super plus for the few young thriving people like myself who lurk the area.

I'll be the first to admit I'm not as much of a dedicated gamer as many of my friends are. Often times, its just that I'm purely too busy to play them as often as I like. Other times I'm just tired and would rather bum-out and just watch TV. Next thing you know, days turn into weeks and suddenly I forget I even like video games. Video games can tell some of the greatest stories, and I love playing a game that keeps me on my toes. I remember when I was younger and N64 was the latest system. My dedication to games was incredible. I loved the stories and the fun little games that I could kill a few hours after school playing. So I'm hoping I can go back to those days and feel the same joy and excitement I got from those games. Starting with.... this summer :)