So, hublet and I finished Medal of Honor: Rising Sun. Overall, it was a fun game, especially the screen where you get to fire a machine gun mounted on the head of an elephant. I felt like the Haradrim on Mumakils (Oliphaunts, if you're a hobbit), but I digress. The problem was, the game only had eight missions, and since I tend to be a "Run around like a crazy person beating everyone to death with my rifle butt because I can't be bothered to stop and aim" type gamer (strategy? What's strategy?), we finished in record time. Hublet's only complaint? That because I run around beating people to death instead of shooting them I tend to get in his line of fire and become a "friendly fire" casualty. So okay. Bottom line: We needed to get another game.
Answer? Return of the King. This game is tailor made for gamers who run around crazily and beat or hack people to death. Which is why I never play Legolas--useless little elf-boy leaping around shooting people--and like being Gimli. Or Gandalf, who does this really cool spinny move with his staff and then whacks people with it...or Sam, who just runs around and uses a sword like a baseball bat...but I'm digressing again.
The point of this post (well, ostensibly, if this post HAD a point) is that Return of the King has a LOT of action, and it's really FAST action, so you have to keep your thumb in constant motion, and as a result I have the worst case of game-induced thumb cramp EVER. Seriously, ow. It doesn't help that my thumbs are double jointed and bend too far backward.
Perhaps a thumb-strengthening program is in order. Or perhaps I could just get a life. Hmmm. Anyone know where I could find some tiny little dumbbells (or thumb-bells - HEE! sorry, too much coffee) to strap to my hands?
After all, I can't let Hublet (who is playing Legolas in co-op mode with me) get a larger number of kills than I do as the doughty dwarf Gimli. Fate of the world stuff here, people. Fate of the world.
Uh-oh. Your an official gamer now. You have the dreaded "gamer thumb"!
When you and your hubby start getting gamer stink, caused from that unnussual excitement of whacking Uruk-Hai (spelling? who needs spelling), your too far gone for intervention.
BTW, my oldest loves Legolas. You should give him a spin... tehehehehe.
Posted by: Praxilla at January 13, 2004 12:26 PMDoesn't anybody do flight simulators any more? Take off from Chicago, set the autopilot for NYC, and go to the kitchen, make coffee; get a treat for the dog; go out and fill the bird feeders. Check the game - it's over Cleveland - so you have time to read email, go out with the dog for a few frisbee tosses, collect the snail mail, write a check for the garbage man, innumerable little things. Some time later (any good pilot has a feel for how long it takes to get to NYC) take over and land the airplane. Your thumb is in good shape. Furthermore you do the trip in record time because there's no reason in the world not to run at full throttle all the time. Moreover, your kidneys don't get cold and realistic noise (turn off speakers) and vibration are missing.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at January 13, 2004 03:08 PMmaybe you should run over to guitar center and buy some of those finger exercisers. little plastic things with springs for each finger.
if you intend to beat legolas, you must train...
Posted by: shane at January 13, 2004 05:41 PM