I have been a gamer since I was two or three years old. In other words, gaming has been a part of my life since before I can even remember. I remember... I had NES, then a Sega Genesis, then a PS1, an Xbox, and finally an Xbox 360.
I love games. I've had fun engrossing myself in games for hours on end. I've bonded with all kinds of people thanks to gaming. It's been a blessing and a lot of fun.
A few months ago, I started getting this feeling that it was time to move on. I started realizing just how much time that I was wasting. I looked at my grades. I didn't like what I saw. I brushed it all off for a while, but it nagged and tugged and pulled. I couldn't shake the feeling that I just... need to move on.
And I'm finally doing it.
I just deleted everything off of my Xbox 360 hard drive. I saved a few things and put them on a memory card. For instance, one day I hope to finish Mass Effect 3 with the Shepard I've held onto for so long.
So, what am I moving on to?
Music. I put up an add on Craigslist and knew that I wanted to spend whatever money I got on a guitar. It's something I've always wanted to do. You'll never believe my luck when someone e-mailed me offering to trade the Xbox for a very nice guitar setup.
I'm not trying to convince anyone to follow suit. This was a personal choice of mine. Enjoy what you have. Games are awesome. I'm not giving them up completely, but I'm definitely cutting it down.
Anyway, I'll still be on the Escapist. I can still talk about games, right?
I'm pretty much just telling you all this because I just need to get it off my chest. It feels good to move on; to change. What was a bigger chunk of my life than it ever should have been is now gone. I hope to grow from it.
Since we're supposed to have discussion... feel free to judge me. Also, share whatever experiences you've had in this sort of moving on or giving something up.
I love games. I've had fun engrossing myself in games for hours on end. I've bonded with all kinds of people thanks to gaming. It's been a blessing and a lot of fun.
A few months ago, I started getting this feeling that it was time to move on. I started realizing just how much time that I was wasting. I looked at my grades. I didn't like what I saw. I brushed it all off for a while, but it nagged and tugged and pulled. I couldn't shake the feeling that I just... need to move on.
And I'm finally doing it.
I just deleted everything off of my Xbox 360 hard drive. I saved a few things and put them on a memory card. For instance, one day I hope to finish Mass Effect 3 with the Shepard I've held onto for so long.
So, what am I moving on to?
Music. I put up an add on Craigslist and knew that I wanted to spend whatever money I got on a guitar. It's something I've always wanted to do. You'll never believe my luck when someone e-mailed me offering to trade the Xbox for a very nice guitar setup.
I'm not trying to convince anyone to follow suit. This was a personal choice of mine. Enjoy what you have. Games are awesome. I'm not giving them up completely, but I'm definitely cutting it down.
Anyway, I'll still be on the Escapist. I can still talk about games, right?
I'm pretty much just telling you all this because I just need to get it off my chest. It feels good to move on; to change. What was a bigger chunk of my life than it ever should have been is now gone. I hope to grow from it.
Since we're supposed to have discussion... feel free to judge me. Also, share whatever experiences you've had in this sort of moving on or giving something up.