In short: good year, lots of games
From the point of view of gaming 2010 has also been a very good year for me. I have played a ton of Left 4 Dead, redeveloped an addicition similar to previous infections with Battlefield Heroes and Enemy Territory (I obviously have a soft spot for online FPSes), but contrary to these cases, I managed to peacefully part with the game when it became too taxing, among other things thanks to loving support of my lady. I also played a ton of different indie titles this year and helped spread the indie love.
Money from advertising on Barts News, especially from a certain sponsored article, was partially spent on getting a new PSP with a bunch of games, and partially saved for Playstation 3, the buying of which is becoming something of historical inevitability to me.
I have also inherited for a limited time a powerful gaming PC from one of my travelling friends, which allowed me to fully experience the marvels of Crysis, Prototype, Dead Space, Prince of Persia and Gears of War. Yes, I know, not exactly the newest games, are they? But they are great titles that I wanted to enjoy and now was the time. I also look forward to playing Portal 2, Deus Ex 3, BioShock 3, Bulletstorm and maybe Dragon Age on it, but if developers take any longer than currently expected dates, I might very well have to give the machine back.
My PSP had a great year, too: Persona 3 Portable and God of War: Ghost of Sparta not only turned out to be one of the best games on the platform, but also among the best games I have ever played. Additionally, the story of P3P has given me incentive to speed up realizing my life goals in order not to miss the deadline. Other great PSP games I have played this year include gorgeous Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, surprisingly good survival horror Obscure, and unforgiving retro gems of N+, What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord and No Heroes Allowed.
So gaming-wise, 2010 turned out to be spectacularly satisifying. Staring at the pile of titles I have played and/or completed this year, I am surprised I managed to find time for doing anything else than games. I guess I do have some organizational skills after all.
As for me and game journalism, if you can call my scribbling that, 2010 also was a great year. My articles and reviews have appeared in the most popular daily paper in Poland, Gazeta Wyborcza, in somewhat leftist weekly magazine Polityka, as well as on two popular Polish gaming websites, Polygamia and Gamezilla. Some of my writing also fueled now defunct retro blog Karawana and cultural magazine Esensja. If we add to this over a hundred posts on Barts News and revamping the blog's look and feel, I can safely say that I am proud of what I accomplished.
From the point of view of gaming 2010 has also been a very good year for me. I have played a ton of Left 4 Dead, redeveloped an addicition similar to previous infections with Battlefield Heroes and Enemy Territory (I obviously have a soft spot for online FPSes), but contrary to these cases, I managed to peacefully part with the game when it became too taxing, among other things thanks to loving support of my lady. I also played a ton of different indie titles this year and helped spread the indie love.
Money from advertising on Barts News, especially from a certain sponsored article, was partially spent on getting a new PSP with a bunch of games, and partially saved for Playstation 3, the buying of which is becoming something of historical inevitability to me.
I have also inherited for a limited time a powerful gaming PC from one of my travelling friends, which allowed me to fully experience the marvels of Crysis, Prototype, Dead Space, Prince of Persia and Gears of War. Yes, I know, not exactly the newest games, are they? But they are great titles that I wanted to enjoy and now was the time. I also look forward to playing Portal 2, Deus Ex 3, BioShock 3, Bulletstorm and maybe Dragon Age on it, but if developers take any longer than currently expected dates, I might very well have to give the machine back.
My PSP had a great year, too: Persona 3 Portable and God of War: Ghost of Sparta not only turned out to be one of the best games on the platform, but also among the best games I have ever played. Additionally, the story of P3P has given me incentive to speed up realizing my life goals in order not to miss the deadline. Other great PSP games I have played this year include gorgeous Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, surprisingly good survival horror Obscure, and unforgiving retro gems of N+, What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord and No Heroes Allowed.
So gaming-wise, 2010 turned out to be spectacularly satisifying. Staring at the pile of titles I have played and/or completed this year, I am surprised I managed to find time for doing anything else than games. I guess I do have some organizational skills after all.
As for me and game journalism, if you can call my scribbling that, 2010 also was a great year. My articles and reviews have appeared in the most popular daily paper in Poland, Gazeta Wyborcza, in somewhat leftist weekly magazine Polityka, as well as on two popular Polish gaming websites, Polygamia and Gamezilla. Some of my writing also fueled now defunct retro blog Karawana and cultural magazine Esensja. If we add to this over a hundred posts on Barts News and revamping the blog's look and feel, I can safely say that I am proud of what I accomplished.
So 2010 turned out to be a great year indeed. Let's hope that 2011 proves to be at least equally good!
