Gaming plans

Here's a quick update regarding my overall gaming plans for the months to come. There will be no such things as a list of games I'm planning to play though, but rather general guidelines; and they'll actually be more about peripheral things than about gaming per se. Oh, well. Let's get started!

First, the collecting thing. After five years of super-intensive collecting, I'm burnt out not so much on collecting in itself, but rather on ordering games from the internet, waiting for them and paying those wretched custom fees before being allowed to lay my hands on my precious acquisitions. I'm thus declaring that I will from now on stop ordering games from the internet and rather perform bulk purchases anytime I'm holydaying abroad, which happens often enough to guarantee that I will not miss out on any coveted games. Well, I may have to keep ordering from the internet occasionally, for instance if I want to get my paws on Japanese games; but I will try to keep these instances to a minimum. Less custom fees, more collecting happiness!

When it comes to backup systems, I'm pretty much done purchasing every console that caught my eyes; and as a matter of fact, I now have enough systems to keep gaming for decades—providing that these precious stand the test of time, which remains to be seen. Anyway, my ultimate planned purchase in that department is none other than the gorgeous Pearl White New 3DS XL that is going to be released in November this year. See, I recently reassessed that particular model as I started playing 7th Dragon III on my American New 3DS XL, which I had not used prior to that. As I did so, I discovered that this beast was unexpectedly comfortable to play and strained my thumbs and wrists considerably less that its smaller counterpart, the regular New 3DS. Cherry on the cake, the screen is nearly as wide as a Vita screen and deliciously crisp and sharp. In a nutshell, the New 3DS XL is now my favourite iteration of the whole 3DS lineup, and I absolutely need the European version of that thing of beauty, ergonomy and performance. If I'm in a collecting mood, I may even end up purchasing the pink and orange versions on top of the white.

Let's now move on to the blog matter. I'm very much planning to continue writing about games; but after three years spent on the free side of blogging, I now want my own website, with domain name and hosting fees included. My ethos is pretty much to grind and sweat to get my paws on good things—as my love for grindy RPGs abundantly proves—and I know for a fact that maintaining my own website with my own money is going to prove ten times more satisfying than mooching off Blogger. I'm studying the different hosting options for the time being, although it's quite likely that I will go for the famous and ubiquitous Wordpress. Any advice regarding that matter is most welcome, dear fellow bloggers!

Last but not least is gaming per se. I don't have much of a plan in that department, except to follow my gaming instinct wherever it may lead me, which is as glorious a plan as it gets. Oh, and I will definitely stop trying to play more than one game at once. I'm probably the worst multi-tasker on this hemisphere, and I never get as much pleasure out of a game as when I concentrate solely on said game. Even two games at a time is too much of a hassle for me, so I'll wisely stop trying to be the multi-task wizard I am not and I will, well, play it my way.

With that, my gaming plans for the months to come are laid out. See you soon for my first impressions on 7th Dragon III, dear fellow gamers! And as always, thanks for reading, and be my guest anytime!