by Joseph Carlson
I've talked about hype a lot. It's really I think part of marketing and advertising. It always has been and always will. I was thinking the other day though and actually more about it this weekend because I traded in some old games.
I traded in Overwatch and Battleborn. Two pretty good games. When they both came out(which if I remember right was about a month away from each other) I got them both immediately because I read a lot of reviews and listen to podcasts and those were the games that people were talking about on the sites I go to. Those were the games people were writing about. I wanted to be part of the conversation. Which is fine. Then something happened though. I kind of realized though that these games aren't really for me. I'm not that competitive.
And then No Man's Sky came out.
So I'm not going to be negative about the game. I actually really like it. But I was really looking forward to it, and for me it was what I wanted in a game. So after all the build-up and it finally being here I was happy. Content.
That's a weird feeling to have as a gamer. I'm even starting to look at gaming news differently. I read about upcoming games and things that are coming out so I can still be informed about games, but I don't click on the Amazon 'Add to Cart' button as much as I used to.
For one thing this helps with the backlog. I have about 20 games on various consoles and 51 games on Steam. Sometimes I would worry if I would ever get to them. I would ask myself why I bought them and if I wasted my money. I don't think that anymore. I can now look at it and have a plan so that I can finish them.
The website has helped with that a bit. I try to stream news games when possible, but since I don't get early review copies it's easier to just go through my back catalogue and find old games that I haven't finished. So, I'm getting off the hype train. It seems like a lot of it is perspective and I'm glad I finally have it.
Let me know in the comments below what you think.