So here’s the thing, I didn’t really prepare much of anything to write about this week and I don’t quite feel like phoning it in more than I already am.  But there is a reason for all of this, something I’m sure I’ve spoken about before.  I just haven’t really played anything of note since last week.

Well, that isn’t entirely true.  I did play some Call of Duty Black Ops IIII which was a lot of fun for the few hours I spent with it, but it didn’t leave me wanting to return to it in a meaningful way.  Like, it’s fun in the way that Call of Duty always has been, but it didn’t manage to grab me the way the older games did.  I know exactly why that is too.

The simple answer is that I don’t have the time or the desire to really get into Black Ops IIII.  It’s a really fun experience that I wouldn’t mind dipping into from time to time, but the military shooter genre itself isn’t really doing it for me the way it did ten years ago.  I have plenty of good memories of playing these types of games from the past, but these days I find myself wanting a more insular and solitary experience.

It’s why games like Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Fallout 76 are doing absolutely nothing for me.  It’s because I just want to play a game by myself, and experience it at my own pace.  I almost made the mistake of buying the latest Jackbox Party Pack because I wanted to play the game where you make robots rap battle, but then I remembered that I’d never get the chance to actually play it.

More to the point though, I think the real reason I haven’t played anything this week is because of what is arguably the biggest release of the year being so close to being out.  With Red Dead Redemption 2 mere days away, I’ve found it hard to want to play anything but that.  It’s one of the first times in a long while that I’ve felt this “hype” for a game that’s demolished my will to touch anything else.  I’m sure by next week I’ll post something about Red Dead Redemption 2 and title it in a ridiculous fashion.  Something like, “Yeehalloween” or some shit.