So I went to the midnight launch of Halo Reach last night.
Before I continue, I'm going to state that I don't play many FPS's, I don't own a 360 and I don't have much interest in Halo. I know that it's one of the best things to get if you have a 360, but most games on that thing involve shooting other things in some context. So why was I at this launch? To provide support for a friend. (He didn't want to be alone) and also to see what was going down.
There where two events going on in my town. One at Game, the other at Gamestation, also owned by Game. Both seemed as lively as the other. By which I mean it wasn't. People were there to just line up, get the game, and go. No interaction between them to be had.
If a bunch of people are going to gather for a common cause, at least interact with each other. Discuss the game. Get each other excited. Talk tactics. Make funny references. Exchange gamer tags for online matches.
Maybe it's just a different type of gamer. It doesn't require much to blow shit up, but there is skill in not dying while you blow shit up. But the type of gamer who plays Halo, I'm sorry to say may be the type of gamer who looks down on those who play Dragon Quest or Pokemon.
Pokemon has had loads of mid night launches. and the bigger ones that I've seen coverage of were full of people trading, battling, discussing tactics and breeding and what not. But people seemed more lively. I went to the Arceus event and battled a few people. I lost a fair few times because my team isn't perfect, but people were friendly and I learnt a few things.
Maybe it's just easier for hand held releases. Maybe it;s because I live in a smaller town which I never even knew did midnight launches. But I feel that the whole thing could have been more lively.
However I did pick up a copy of Tetris Party Deluxe while I was there. I felt better after that.
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