As Father’s Day has just passed, I would like to honor all of the fathers in the world who have worked tirelessly and given their all to provide for the ones they love. To my own father, I want to thank you for pushing me as far as you have. I can say that without you I would not be anything I am now. Thank you, Dad, always.
If you are a father, but maybe not a ‘dad’, I implore you to reach out to your children and connect with them, be there, or at least try. They need you more than you can understand.
Now let’s change gears.
Last week was quite a phenomenal week as it was E3, the biggest, greatest and wholly awesome annual game conference. To all of you gamers out there, I myself, would have to say that I was most excited for Bethesda’s showcase. I watched eagerly, anticipating the game that been on my mind for the past 11 years: The Elder Scrolls VI. The Bethesda team droned on, painfully awkward at times, but they never alluded to it, no hints, no nothing. My hopes were beginning to fade, just like my GPA (due to heavy gaming, sadly). As they wound down, I had all but given up, it wasn’t coming- until they rolled an ‘mystery trailer’. It was only smoke, a thin layer and the camera glided through it smoothly until a broad and mountainous coastal landscape appeared. The music was low and more like humming, but my heart knew what it was hearing. My soul was prepared. My body was ready.
It had been 84 years…well only 11, but I was feeling as old as granny Rose from Titanic was from all my waiting.
The words appeared on the screen slowly: The Elder Scrolls VI.
Needless to say, I squealed in absolute joy, had a few glorious muscle spasms and had an overall fantastically simple and mini heart attack in my bed.
The Elder Scrolls is a special series. One where you create your own character, with a wide range of races to choose from, and explore a mystical and dangerous open world. I remember when The Elder Scrolls IV came out in 2011. I used to drive home during lunch, get a solid 45 minutes of gaming, neglect my ‘nutritional’ meal and drive back to school full of Dragon slaying, exploring and questing; yet literally dying of starvation. The good ‘ole days. However, there were many other great reveals in this years E3 like: Anthem, Starfield, Fallout 76, Last of Us Part II, Ghosts of Tsushima, Kingdom Hearts III (Thank God!) and so much more. E3 is always a highlight of my year, as I have become more involved in video gaming and aim to become a video game writer one day.
To form worlds that have only existed in my overly animated brain and then bring them to (digital) life would be the dream. To write up new beings, landscapes and lives into existence and share them with everyone is almost overwhelming to think about. But it’s exciting. Video games give a very unique and almost limitless creative outlet for many people, including myself, and that’s such an amazing thing. It’s ever evolving, changing and adapting to the culture around it, and that creates absolutely amazing opportunities for everyone.
I also bought a PS4 Pro, on super sale, to prepare myself for the high quality and beautifully created games coming in the next year; so that’s cool too.
So I am off to a good start this week! I’m pumped for the upcoming virtual worlds I get to explore, I actually eat during my lunch breaks, my girlfriend is still attracted to me and I have a goal that isn’t too far out of reach!
Please check out my brothers and I’s indie game studio: MidKnightMaple! This is the start to the dream and we’d appreciate the support!
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