Добавлено: Пт Апр 12, 2019 13:41
Заголовок сообщения: Eador Genesis: New Horizons. My favorite game of all time!
Please forgive me, I cannot speak Russian. I wish that I could!
I am very new to these Forums, but very VERY old to Eador. I've clocked in 515 hours on Steam alone, before I even upgraded to New Horizons,
and I've paid for Genesis a total of 3 times, so far, including the CD hard-copy. Yes, I'm kind-of obsessed with it. But, in a good way!
I just want to say--both to the wonderful Creators of the Eador series, and, to the wonderful Creators of New Horizons--THANK YOU!!! I cannot thank you enough!
I've been a video-game player and collector for over 30 years now, and I figure that I've owned somewhere between 1,000 to 1,500 video-games, in my lifetime.
I am
very very critical of them, and unfortunately, easily bored--but, even considering the faults (and, I'm sure that I must know very nearly all of them, by now?),
I have to say that Eador Genesis: New Horizons
IS the most over-all enjoyable and entertaining game that I have ever played, in my life,
in terms of sheer number of hours played--happily, not frustratingly, which I feel is a very important point--as well as how I feel about the game,
right
now. Any other game? I'm certain, by now, I would be very,
very sick of all but a scarce few of them. Imagine doing
anything,
for over 500 hours, and I'm sure that you can relate to this. But, this game still manages to THRILL ME! Thoughts of playing it,
still get me excited!
After all of this time!
But not in the wearying way of the "one-more-turn" addict (honest!); or in an angry, violent surge to conquer-and-destroy; or, in an "I-need-this-victory-to-feel-good-about-myself",
desperate tooth-and-claw battle against That One Big Boss...
No, I approach this game, Eador, as an old friend. A steady, reliable friend that I've shared many ups and downs with. It's sublimely-beautiful musical score is a comfort to me.
The game-play itself engages my brain, while inspiring my imagination, on many levels, making me hungry to think, and to write; to explore our own World, or to role-play, or to World-Build.
The pixellated graphics--rather than seeming old-fashioned, tiresome, or out-dated--contain a timeless and welcoming charm, that
never grows old. They are intricate, beautiful, lively, and,
they still manage to be surprising! Best of all--They are APPROACHABLE. And as a bit of an artist, myself, just from studying them, I have learned a LOT.
3-D graphics are intimidating! They require planning, special programs, and special skills--but pixel-art? That's something that I can do! And
you can, too! Anyone with a computer can, with the
simplest of Paint-programs. To me, that makes the artwork--and so, the game--so much more
friendly.
An aspect of their games which I feel that many game-designers completely FAIL to ever consider!
Now, who-ever is reading this, it's important to me that you understand; I am not holed up in some dingy apartment, obsessively playing this, while ignoring the rest of the World.
I have many friends, which I am very close to. I do a lot of other things with my life--I go to movies, I study many subjects, from dancing and martial-arts, to history and philosophy,
to painting and sculpture. I've traveled all over America, and I'm planning a trip to London, next year. But, a few years ago, I became disabled for medical reasons--Nothing very serious, or life-threatening,
thank GOODNESS, but I have a lot of physical pain, from a very early-onset "juvenile arthritis"; and I no longer can work at a "regular job." So, I do have the luxury of having a lot of time on my hands.
Most of my friends work, however, and I don't live with a romantic partner. I also suffer from depression, so loneliness CAN become a Very Serious Problem, for me.
It can be so hard to find things to occupy my time--and, more importantly, to distract my mind and emotions from slipping into darker thoughts, but this game, HELPS!
It's late at night, and it's softly raining outside. After I write this, I'm going to get myself a mug of hot cocoa, and I'm going to go play it some more, while listing to the rain,
and perhaps an audio-book; and this quiet, subtle, classic,
masterpiece of a game; will comfort me in the night, before I sleep; like a game of chess with an old, and steady friend.
Rather than being a distraction--a break
from[i] Reality--Eador fits into my evening, like a perfect puzzle-piece. It has become a part of my life, a part that I enjoy.
A part that I
STILL look forward to!
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