Generally I have a very bad memory, but luckily out of the things I do remember games were a big part of my childhood, which makes it a bit easier to remember this far back. My first console was a Sega Mega Drive, but I used to play a lot on my older cousins one before I got my own. The games that stick out the most in my mind are : Sonic 2, Ecco the dolphin, Road Rash 2, Jurassic Park, Flashback, Golden Axe and an alien game I forgot the name of. I remember finding games back then much harder because I was so much younger and often got stuck. I don’t think I remember completing any of these games, except maybe Sonic. One strong memory I have is that I had to stop playing flashback because I hurt my thumb so much just trying to jump on one part of the level.
My next gaming memories are a bit hazy, but my next console was the ps1. The games I remember playing are: Medal of Honor: Underground, Crash Bandicoot, 007 Racing and Grand Turismo. Although looking back these games might not have been the greatest, but I was young enough I didn’t really mind, I used to play a lot of split screen with my friends, and that’s where most of the fun was.
Around the same time I also played some PC games, the two I remember the best are Tomb Raider 2 and Metal Gear Solid. Tomb Raider 2 was my favourite game at the time, I remember it took me a long time to complete and I got scared on quite a few levels. I also used to play it over and over again. This was also when I used to get strategy guides because I often got stuck on some levels. I have some good memory’s of this game.
The next console I got was the Xbox. I got it just after the release. I honestly think this was the best gaming time of my life and I really don’t think I am going to enjoy games as much as I did back then. Which is a shame. This could be because I was younger and was easily entertained, I also didn’t have many things to worry about back then except from school and homework. But that wasn’t a problem, cos I never used to do any, I just used to get through the school day as quick as I could so I could get home and play Xbox for hours on end.
The first few games I played were Jet Set Radio future, Splinter Cell and Halo, when I was about 12. I got the first two games and the console on Christmas. Splinter Cell still is one of my favourite games of all time, I played it too death and it’s what eventually made me get Xbox Live, just so I could download a couple of levels. Halo was also a game I played over and over again, having lots of fun playing co-op with my cousin split screen.
The next couple of games which are my favourite games ever are Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow, Raindbow Six 3 and Ghost Recon 2. I had these games when I was about 14/15, and the only thing I used to do was play them on Xbox Live. Splinter cell was 2 spies playing in third person, against 2 mercenaries playing in 1st person. The aim was for the spies to sneak around and do the objecties whilst the mercs had to stop them. The gameplay was really good and so much fun, I had the best times on this game.
Rainbow Six 3 and Rainbow Six 3:Black Arrow were around about the same time, which I also used to play online, over and over again. I really loved the teamwork, the “realistic” tactical gameplay online and just the whole online community. Ghost recon 2 was also a great game, much like Rainbow six but a 3rd person outdoor squad based shooter. These three games were pretty much the peak of online play for me; nothing has really beaten it so far. These games just seemed to have so much more too them than games out now.
Other games on the Xbox 360 like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Gears of War, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Call Of Duty 4, Bioshock and Mass Effect are also some of my favourite games. But I feel like games are moving further away from the core gameplay and fun multiplayer, and just trying to have the best graphics and “cinematic experience” they can. I hope one day games will go back to being as fun as they were when I was younger.
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