How has your gaming palate changed over the years?
recent discussion — among this community — left me considering a parallel I really never had before. Five years ago, I had been the owner of an original Xbox for only seven months. My computer was suited for only select, low-fi games; and I used it mainly to keep tabs on friends with whom I nightly played Halo 2. Bungie was for me then what Blizzard is now: I paid close attention to news and announcements, reading articles by former public shenanigans point man Frankie O'Connor every single Friday. On weekend evenings, my friends and I would join up and play multiplayer for hours. There was Knights of the Old Republic and there was Galactic Civilizations, but they occupied whatever time Bungie's regnant franchise left over.
Today, I might return to Halo 3 for old times' sake; for a first-person shooter, I turn to Modern Warfare 2. Blizzard's World of Warcraft is what I follow and dedicate my gaming time to first. Half a decade seems so distant: if I concentrate, I can almost relive those moments. Almost.
What about you? What games did you play — which were your favorites — five years ago?
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