{"id":146,"date":"2005-03-26T10:01:37","date_gmt":"2005-03-26T10:01:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-03-26T10:01:37","modified_gmt":"2005-03-26T10:01:37","slug":"psp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2005\/03\/26\/psp\/","title":{"rendered":"PSP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The great thing about this little blog is that Jonathan and I bring different viewpoints about the wonderful world of computer gaming.  We agree on many things, but I have little to no interest in console gaming.  And if it is possible, even less interest in portable gaming devices.  So I\u2019ll leave all of the Sony PSP hoopla to Jonathan.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silent-hunteriii.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.silent-hunteriii.com\/', 'Silent Hunter III');\">Silent Hunter III<\/a> is the big news in computer gaming.  Word of mouth about this game began heating up months before it was released.  Since its release, there\u2019s been nothing but praise from all corners, even from people who don\u2019t necessarily play \u201csimulations\u201d.  This is a submarine simulation on steriods.  With dynamic campaigns, crew management, and very nice visuals, it is shaping up to be a game of the year candidate.<\/p>\n<p>I was in Best Buy ostensibly to purchase the movie \u201cRay\u201d, but I looked for a copy of SH3 and couldn\u2019t find one.  Good thing, since Gametop is selling it for $29 and it\u2019s a steal at that price.<\/p>\n<p>Be warned \u2013 you actually have to think in order to play SH3.<\/p>\n<p>I just don\u2019t know when I\u2019ll be able to find time to play the game.  World of Warcraft continues to dominate my gaming world.  The only game I\u2019ve played more over the years is Out of the Park Baseball.  I feel like a kid again!  I was in the original beta test for EverQuest and didn\u2019t bother purchasing the game.  Killing giant rats didn\u2019t seem like much fun to me.  Since I was raised on Dungeons and Dragons (no, I am not ashamed to admit it), I always held out hope that a game would come along that would capture those good time feelings.<\/p>\n<p>City of Heroes was close, very close.  So close that I decided I\u2019d give World of Warcraft a spin.<\/p>\n<p>The key for me in WoW is the ability to solo.  My schedule is such that I have a hard enough time getting together with my WoW buddy Geoff and doing quests once or twice a week.  Plus, I don\u2019t have time to negotiate with other players about group quests.  I can do quite well as a hunter on my own.<\/p>\n<p>The second thing that keeps me coming back is the Auction House.  I have skinning as a profession, so I go out and hunt for leather that I sell at the AH.  This profession system was missing in City of Heroes and ultimately drove me into WoW\u2019s warm embrace.<\/p>\n<p>Geoff asked me the other day if he had a WoW addiction problem because he checked the AH everyday before going to work.  I told him no, that it was perfectly normal.  Then Geoff realized that he was asking the wrong person!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The great thing about this little blog is that Jonathan and I bring different viewpoints about the wonderful world of computer gaming. We agree on many things, but I have little to no interest in console gaming. And if it is possible, even less interest in portable gaming devices. So I\u2019ll leave all of the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2005\/03\/26\/psp\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PSP?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}