Ken's Corner

I don't think I've ever said this in this blog, but if you ever bring up certain games like Halo, you'll probably hear a good earful of how much I hate it. I mean I'm sure you've met the type before. I just wanted to take the time to say how I really feel about the games industry as a whole.

It's huge. It's great. It's a living entity of its own that people take the time to contribute, and help shape/mold it into something new. The branches are growing. Surely but steadily. The branches branch off even further than that, giving you a good variety of different things. Soon, if not already, it will be something that EVERYONE can take part in and find their own little place. As big as the "music industry" and "film industry", if not bigger (my thought of this is because games have more direct interaction compared to film and music). I believe the term "gamer" will only refer to those who really delve into this form of entertainment, similar to a "music junkie" or "film junkie".

As of now, I don't know anyone who doesn't listen to music. No one who hasn't watched movies before. Just as I don't know anyone who hasn't at least played 1 video game, even for a little bit...

I'm only sort of considering being a part of this large idea. I love video games with 3/4ths of my heart (I hesitate to say all), and would really like to look back a long time from now and say "Yep... I contributed!" Because for me, games being developed and released are like donations. Every little bit helps, even if it's small (and in this case crappy). If a game comes out and flops, there's something that can be taken from it and tweaked for another game. A better game. Pushing that genre forward, or even just a single game.

But overall, there's a place for everyone in video games. Even Halo I respect just because it's "a place in the industry". I may not like or agree with the typical views these people have, but I wouldn't want it to be any other way.

If you happen to stumble on this and read it all, tell me how you feel about what I just said, or the idea I'm talking about. Do you think the games industry could come crashing down at one point and only be flooded with awful sell outs? I wouldn't doubt it would have its phases of being "down and bland". But yea. Leave some comments. I'm sort of viewing the games industry from a "Society of its own" kind of perspective, and it only lives from the people who power it. Even people who are on the outside (people like you).