Let me amend that to say I’m longing for a good game.  Life right now is a bit stressful, and I’d like to have an escape.  I think it’s time for a return to Ferelden and Dragon Age:  Origins.  I used to just load up one of the Mass Effect games and go play in that world and see old friends, but that ending of game 3 really has rather soured me on that franchise.  I may play all three games again knowing I will stop before the end, but I could really use an immersive experience right now.

I put aside Skyrim because I was faced with another unpleasant fight at the end of another pointless dungeon crawl where I would once again kill the monster take the treasure.  Gorgeous graphics only carry me so far.  I’m very much afraid that RPG style games with companions have gone the way of the dinosaurs since they clearly take a lot more work.  I guess I’ll still buy my back up XBox-360 so I can replay the old games I do love.

My last little plea late on a Wednesday night — please don’t let them mess up Dragon Age 3.