Active participation in this blog is typically a function of how much energy I have left over from the tons of other stuff in my life, including my wife, two kids, job, and all the attendant stuff with those. For the past few months, my family and job have taken up a ton of time. Gaming has been hit or miss for me. I have played some Dreamfall, Kameo, Need for Speed most wanted and some GRAW. I also got my son going on Viva Pinata. The only one that really captured me is Dreamfall. Although I am still messing around with the others, they don't really engage me enough to really want to play them. The last game to do that was Oblivion. Dreamfall was a pretty cool experience but overall not a game experience.

I am back at GRAW now. I have been stuck at a certain point and close to using cheats. I never really use them but I am sick of this one area. I don't do well with having to redo areas a million times. I usually get sick of the game and the frustration takes away from my need for escapism. I may just not be good at gaming but if it is not intuitive enough for me to get through with some practice, I end up hating it. These games are pushing that badly. Tediousness is the enemy of distraction for me. So I will go at GRAW a while and see how that goes. Then off to something else. I am waiting for that captivating game to take me away still.