This is not a new feeling to me, but it is the first time I’m willing to write about it.
At this point, if you are reading this, I’m assuming that, if you do not identify as a gamer (something that I also don’t), you, like me, are at least a video game enthusiast or just like video games in general.
One of the things that I’m keen on our video game age is the accessibility and availability of games. I grew up, without an internet connection, in a small village in the north of Portugal in a family that didn’t understand or value video games. Notice that I’m not complaining here, I’m just stating the facts. That meant that I got little contact with the video gaming scene and, unlike many of rubberchicken.com content producers, I haven’t played tons of classics. It also means I can put things in perspective, but that’s a topic for another time. To get my hands on a game I would have to always be a noob player two in some friends living room. When I got my first console, another problem came to light, how difficult it was to get my hands in a good inexpensive enough game that I could convince my parents to buy, because the stores were far away and what few games I could find were not budget friendly. Now, thanks to the internet and the myriad of online stores, bundle sites and, of course, Steam all that have came to pass.
Nowadays you can find hundreds if not thousands of titles, some o them really good, some of them quite inexpensive. The result is that I have a little nice collection of games… that I will never play… because I can’t find the will to do it… because, in the end of the day, when I finished work and my wonderful baby is asleep, if I even think about playing, I will turn on Steam and browse the library and I will not find the will to try something new.
There are tree main reason to this. One: I’ve got other stuff that I rather do; two: I’m flat out tired; three: it is easier to turn on League of Legends and be the object of hate for some fifteen years old for the next forty five minutes.
Now, the title did mention vampires, didn’t it? No, I’m not thinking about Vladimir. League of Legends is my personal vampire game, but I’m sure a lot of you can relate, and have your own little pests that prevent you from experience new titles and discover some awesome pearls.
What is a vampire game. A vampire game is a title with which you maintain an (un/)healthy love and hate relationship, a game that’s always there, that is attractive even adictive, fun and rewarding enough to keep you engaged, but that also, not a few times, drives you mad and sucks the joy of your gaming nights. Sometimes it even drains the will to play something else. The chances are that a vampire game is fast, quick-passed and online, but this might be biased by my personal experience.
How do you beat a vampire game? I shall tell thy when I find out, but the answer might be browsing rubberchickengames.com for a little nice offline indie.
