I'll admit I thought that "Mass Effect" looked childish when I first saw the cover art for ME1
Sept 17, 2022 5:22:07 GMT
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Post by cmdrshep2183 on Sept 17, 2022 5:22:07 GMT
I first heard of "Mass Effect" when I was in middle school during late 2007/early 2008. I was a avid reader of a blog called "GamePolitics" where I liked to read about the crazies who were proclaiming that video games were bringing about the end of society and "morals".
The "Sex Scene" of ME1 was causing quite a bit of a stir.
When I first saw the cover art on an article titled "Sex Box Race For President" I thought it was childish.
I was more into so called realistic games from my point of view like "Call of Duty" and "Grand Theft Auto".
It wasn't until the Summer before my first year of college I got tired of "Call of Duty" and began to see video games as an "Art Form".
Before the Summer of 2014 I was not interested in anything space or sci fi until I picked up a cheap copy of the first Mass Effect at a local "GameStop" after remembering a friend begging me to play it. I was enthralled. I was blown away by what I saw. It was unlike anything I ever played before. It looked like an interactive movie but it felt more like a novel in visual form.
It also gave me a sense of wonder of what might be might be out there in space. It also gave me a vision of what humanity can be like if it stopped fighting over stupid things.
An up and coming scientist who was becoming more popular on social media added nothing but fuel to that fire. His name was "Neil Degrasse Tyson".
Throughout the Summer of 2014 I went stargazing with a telescope I bought from a "Barnes & Noble".
Mass Effect left me hungering for more. I picked up some "Expanse" and "Culture" novels after finishing the trilogy.
I also binged watched the entirety of "Battlestar Galactica".
I also explored other genres of video games. I checked out "To The Moon", "Valiant Hearts", "Dragon Age", "Animal Crossing", "The Legend of Zelda", "Final Fantasy", and "The Sims".
I never realize how video games can be more than modern war shooting.
I wish I was more open minded towards sci fi during that time.
I didn't realize I was missing out on great stuff!
It seemed like society was way less open minded about fantasy and sci fi during the 2000s.
It seemed like society was more interested in Hollywood and Wall Street style materialism rather than pushing humanity toward an interstellar future as evidenced by the reality show boom.
The "Sex Scene" of ME1 was causing quite a bit of a stir.
When I first saw the cover art on an article titled "Sex Box Race For President" I thought it was childish.
I was more into so called realistic games from my point of view like "Call of Duty" and "Grand Theft Auto".
It wasn't until the Summer before my first year of college I got tired of "Call of Duty" and began to see video games as an "Art Form".
Before the Summer of 2014 I was not interested in anything space or sci fi until I picked up a cheap copy of the first Mass Effect at a local "GameStop" after remembering a friend begging me to play it. I was enthralled. I was blown away by what I saw. It was unlike anything I ever played before. It looked like an interactive movie but it felt more like a novel in visual form.
It also gave me a sense of wonder of what might be might be out there in space. It also gave me a vision of what humanity can be like if it stopped fighting over stupid things.
An up and coming scientist who was becoming more popular on social media added nothing but fuel to that fire. His name was "Neil Degrasse Tyson".
Throughout the Summer of 2014 I went stargazing with a telescope I bought from a "Barnes & Noble".
Mass Effect left me hungering for more. I picked up some "Expanse" and "Culture" novels after finishing the trilogy.
I also binged watched the entirety of "Battlestar Galactica".
I also explored other genres of video games. I checked out "To The Moon", "Valiant Hearts", "Dragon Age", "Animal Crossing", "The Legend of Zelda", "Final Fantasy", and "The Sims".
I never realize how video games can be more than modern war shooting.
I wish I was more open minded towards sci fi during that time.
I didn't realize I was missing out on great stuff!
It seemed like society was way less open minded about fantasy and sci fi during the 2000s.
It seemed like society was more interested in Hollywood and Wall Street style materialism rather than pushing humanity toward an interstellar future as evidenced by the reality show boom.
