I figured now was a good time for me to update my blog, although really I should look at giving my LiveJournal some attention at some point.  As many of you already know, I’m a subscriber of Star Trek Online, only right now I can’t play it because the server’s full, which is rather amusing.  At the time I was player number 719/719 wanting to play but I exited the game.  Upon further reflection, this perhaps wasn’t such a hot idea.  I did get in eventually, so it’s all good.  Anyway, I’ve been playing it for about a week now and I’m rather surprised about the game to be honest… I do like it although admittedly, the ground sections are a bit dodgy… but the starship bits are pretty nice!  So far, I’ve been to Earth, Risa, DS9 and K7 which as many of you who watch Star Trek know are some of the more major areas in the universe itself.  I’ve also played the Command & Conquer 4 multiplayer beta, although quite frankly I don’t get it at all.  It doesn’t feel much like C&C and even the music, which at present I barely remember what the music sounds like, although it’s rather Star Trek sounding, ironically.

Unfortunately, I can’t take screenshots of C&C4, though I can of STO, and expect some in my Flickr gallery soon.  And just to talk a little bit more about C&C4, I’m honestly not sure if I like it, but it’ll be released next month, so we’ll have to see what happens then.  There’s noconventional bases in it and it sems rather remensicent of Dawn of War without the building options… actually, those of you who remember the game Z, it’s more like that.  Other than that, I’m having to wait for stuff regarding my new house and I’m hoping to record a DiggerCast pilot episode either tomorrow or next week.  I also plan on going to see Assemblage 23, which are pretty damn good.  I recently managed to properly listen to all their music and I do quite like them, so I’ll be seeing them next week.  I’ll post some more here later, although I think my LJ needs to be updated some more, seeing as it’s swamped with Tweets.  Realistically though, unless something significant happens between now and my next post on here, it’s likely that the aforementioned next post will be a better opinion on STO, which should really be put onto a games blog, but at present I have none so here will have to do.  I really need to give Guild Wars some attention too; although in a way I’m glad there’s no monthly fees as like I said in the past, it doesn’t feel like a chore in that I have to play it.  It also means I can save money.  Either way though, I’m going to start balancing it out.  Heh, I might even consider playing WoW again, just to use the trial time I have.

And if anyone has wondered what I’ve actually played, I can tell you I’ve played these:

• EverQuest
• Subspace/Continuum
• Guild Wars
• World of Warcraft
• Lord of The Rings Online
• Star Trek Online

I might have also played these games, or at the very least I have them or have them downloaded or bought/aquired a copy:

• Dungeons & Dragons Online
• Ultima Online
• Dark Age of Camelot

Well, it’s safe to say that I’ve played a fair few games.  Not surprising given I have been gaming since at least 1989.  And by this point I’d like to think I’ve a pretty respectable opinion when it comes to games.  Well, at the very least I can work out how to play most games within half an hour.  I’m old enough to  remember playing Doom, Wolf3D, Quake and their successors as well as also The Catacomb Abyss.  Games were certainly more original back then anyway, and when I mean “back then”, I mean before 2000.  I need to properly go “retro” at some point, although it feels a little odd to me calling anything before 2000 retro, but there you go.  I do actually have plans to write an entry about the games industry and how it’s progressed, although I think I need to do research on that first.  I should be able to do it now, given I have read enough about the history of games and consoles.  Look out for that at some point in time.  I also want to develop my own game at some point too, which I’m looking at getting a team together for, but more on that later.

Well, I can’t think of anything else to say really, but I might look at talking about STO in more detail at the very least.  I certainly want to play some Guild Wars again before I do though.  Expect some screenshots at the very least.