Are you familiar with that card game that came out like... a decade or more ago? Y'know the one... that got countless people (be they students or business folk) to sit around tables... freaking out over pieces of paper with weird fantasy images and lore printed on them?
Yeah. That's the one. Magic: The Gathering.
I've never played the game. When I was younger, it was deemed a great evil by my parents (playing it now... I can see why people/Christians would say that, so I'm not complaining... and I was like... 13 at the time). Didn't really bother me any... I had other things to do... and none of my friends were into it.
Well... I've never played the game until today. See, the game was turned into a video game now on the Xbox. I said "what the heck?" and downloaded the demo and gave it a run.
I see why it would have hype. It's a lot of fun... even though it has to be the epitome of nerd-dom. A video game... based on a card game... revolving around pretty out there fantasy things. Yeah... pretty sure that's as nerdy as it gets.
But whatever. I've been a nerd most of my life. I try not to nerd out around people who have no interest in such things, but that hardly changes what I do and don't like.
This game... I like it a lot.
It feels oddly fast paced while maintaining good strategic depth.
The full version also promises great multiplayer components... a definite plus since my brother was getting all excited while watching me play the demo.
Time to go make a purchase.
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