So, I came to a realization while playing on my PS2. Console games are like personal journeys. You can play at your own speed and enjoy the adventure. You can press START and pause it at any time, and you are not dependent upon those around you.

 

WoW…not so much. I never seemed to find it calming to the degree that I find a game like Spyro or Okami. Sure, I mean don’t get me wrong, I do love being an elf, but it’s just missing that element of magic that many of my PS games have programed lovingly within them. There aren’t people constantly bitching at each other in the bottom left corner of the screen, and as I mentioned above, you can work through it at your own speed. I mean, some games I whip through multiple times, like the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series, but others, like Spyro, make me want to just mosey around and collect things.

 

I can’t even imagine trying to beat any of the bosses from Shadow of the Colossus in the context of WoW. I couldn’t imagine stunning the flying boss as he swoops down or climbing to the top of the final boss only to use divine storm a few times to drain him of HP. No, no, no.