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Ok, let me get this off my chest. I must blog more. I must blog more. I must blog more. There, I feel better!

Summertime is usually a time when gaming is pretty stagnant. Not much usually is coming out until the inevitable "fall season" of gaming goodness. Well, right now I have at least two great games that I'm eager to play more -- Full Spectrum Warrior for Xbox and Thief 3 for PC. Why am I not playing them more? Three little words -- City of Heroes.

That game really has a hold on me (sing it with me)! City of Heroes has some Sopranos-like hold on me that keeps pulling me back in. I know, I probably can never leave and spend time with another game. There's just so much about the game that I like, and it keeps making me come back:

• Heroic - It really makes you feel like a superhero. Cool powers, and lots of them - must make "even" level for new power...
• Story - For those who bother to read the story arcs, they truly are great fun. I really get into finishing off certain story arcs, and moving on to something new. IMHO, they are much better done than most fantasy-themed MMOs.
• Developers - Cryptic actually listens to their players. What a concept! They listen, respond on the forums, and actually implement changes that are needed. Not in a knee-jerk way either. Revolutionary!
• Fun - The game is just plain fun to play. No timesinks. No unnecessary busy work. Just fun and great combat. Some have compared the "style" to Diablo.

So as you can see, I'm hopelessly addicted, and I'm sure many others of you are too. Leave me a comment if you're a City of Heroes player and have a similar addiction. Just remember, you can never leave the Family!

(Check out a little movie I put together - The Family - 17 mb zipped WMV file.)

Edited 6/23/04 - Now linked to FilePlanet download

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