Gaming Confessions . . . (and seeking opinions) (Gaming)

by dogcow , Hiding from Bob, in the vent core., Friday, December 11, 2015, 18:24 (3269 days ago) @ cheapLEY

1- No One Lives Forever (1 & 2)
2- Psychonauts

I've never even heard of No One Lives Forever; I'll have to look into it.

You might have a little difficulty finding a copy of NOLF, but it's worth acquiring. http://kotaku.com/the-sad-story-behind-a-dead-pc-game-that-cant-come-back-1688358811

I have a nerd/geek reading confession, I've never read the Lord of the Rings. I've read the Hobbit many times, even as a pretty young kid, but never got around to LotR.

Wow. That's crazy. I would highly recommend it, but I'm biased, as I set aside time to read through the Lord of the Rings about once a year or so. Just don't go in expecting it to read anything like The Hobbit does. I can understand why a lot of people don't like Tolkien's writing style in LotR. For some people, it's a real over-descriptive slog. For me, it's just amazing. I don't think I've ever read another book that has drawn me in so hard and so fast.

Yeah, I plan on reading it. Definitely on my bucket list. Another thing on my bucket list is to finish the Wheel of Time series. I stopped reading it back in the late 90s because I was sick of waiting years for the next book & decided to just wait & re-read the whole thing once it was finished. I always joked that Robert Jordan would die before finishing the series because in one of the "about the authors" he said he would be writing until they put the last nail in his coffin.