Random Talk : Co-Authors, Editing and games?... Woah!!!

While witty beginnings to a post aren’t uncommon for me, some posts require a more straightforward approach. As an introduction to this article, I need to introduce one of my close friends. He is average, average, average and, overall just “Meh”.

But all jokes and teasing aside, his name is Asim Nath and he is an avid gamer. Quite possibly a bigger one than me, but we have our opinions and squabbles. One thing we can agree on is that he has more hours logged in games and I have played more games than him, just for a shorter time per game.

Anyway, I got an interesting phone call from him today and we talked for about half an hour; regarding a post he has written. To transcribe the abridged version of our talk, he wanted me to share his post in my blog because this was his first stab at writing a post like this and also because of some other reason I seem to forget... what was it, now... Yup! Because I am plain AWESOME!!

Ok he didn’t exactly say that, but one can assume. Coming back to the point here, he sent me a word document where he had written about five of his favourite games, in no particular order, and he basically wanted me to post it here. Here are the terms we agreed on.

1.      I would not delete or rewrite parts of his article.

2.       I will check for grammatical mistakes and correct only those.

3.       I will credit his article to him and say that he is an awesome person

As you can see none of the terms are in my favour, so I put one condition: I can add anything I want before and after his article. In this case, a commentary on all the points he makes and what my opinions are on his favourite games, at least for this summer.

So without any further ado, here is his unedited (Except for grammatical and spelling errors) post. 

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5 games to play this summer (Random Order)

Fallout 4

I have started the Fallout series with Fallout 4 and I am overwhelmed by the sheer amount of content present in the game. The way the main story lines interconnect, the side quests and the awesome crafting system; all of them are flawless. There is something for everyone. Want to go monster hunting? Join a group controlling the land? Raise wars against other groups? Crafting new items the wasteland? It has all sorts of things to offer. Even the building a base is really awesome. I have still not completed the game. Levelling up in the game is also awesome.

The only problem with the game is the small bugs which occur occasionally like some side quests not starting, environmental clipping and so on.

Metal Gear Solid 5

I am a hard core Metal Gear fan and I have to say that Hideo Kojima has, at last, given us the perfect Metal Gear game. I don’t know what to say about it. It’s just perfect, the twisted storyline, the open world sandbox experience, the new buddy system, the crafting and managing a mother base; all makes perfect sense and it’s a game in which I could not find any flaws. On the first game-play, the Fulton system and cardboard box were really stupid.

Dark Souls 3

Many people will ask, why include a Souls game in the list as it I only meant for a particular group of gamers. I think that is not the case. A Souls game can be really interesting and challenging and the greatest benefit is that the game has an awesome replay value.

Dark soul 3 is perfect in every ways. The storyline, the game-play and most importantly the fun factor of the game itself. The game clocked at about 323 hours for me in new game and it will much more in the new game plus. From software has really nailed it this time; after Dark Souls 2 which I don’t particularly like.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

After the disappointing Unity and Rogue, Ubisoft really seem to be going in the right path after making Syndicate. The enormous map of London and most of the buildings are just astonishing. The gameplay also made really awesome changes like sandbox style missions and gang territories and, for the first time in the series, a skill tree; hats-off to Ubisoft for making this amazing game.

Even the side missions are just amazing with the loyalty systems. Also; Jacob and Evie Frye are the best characters to be portrayed in the series after Ezio.

The introduction of the grappling hook gave me mixed feeling as I liked it for quick transversal and also disliked it as that technology was definitely not available in Victorian England. This game is simply a masterpiece; like Assassin’s Creed 2.

The Witcher 3

I don’t know what to say, this game is absolutely amazing. It has the most diverse and best looking open world I have ever seen. I have, right now, clocked 127 hours and I am still nowhere near the end. Another thing of this game is that if you will always have something to do. Be it either helping a farmer, continuing the main mission or to go off riding in the absolutely beautiful open world there is never an end to it.

The personality of character, the monsters in the game, the crafting systems and the even the cut scenes are awesome making it my number one choice for RPG games.

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Now that you have basically read what he has written, I just want to give my two cents on why I, basically, let somebody else post something on my blog. The answer for that is quite simple. There are two reasons why was okay with this; number one: this will basically introduce me to a different style of writing and also a different point of view. Both of us play a lot of video games but that doesn’t necessarily mean that we will both agree on the same thing.

For example, I did not enjoy Assassin’s Creed Syndicate at all, and contrary to his opinion, I think the best part of the game is the grappling hook. I felt it had a weak story, repetitive game-play and that it was an overall mediocre game. I also don’t agree with him when he says that Dark Souls 2 was not great. That thing is one of my favourite games of all time. And don't ever diss the cardboard box. Ever.

But here is the thing, discussing this lets me know that, yes, different people have different opinions but it is the ability to discuss them all that makes it all awesome.

Like I mentioned earlier, doing this also helps me develop a unique style. It helps me to adapt to a certain style when it is demanded and that is something which is really important when you are a writer.

The second reason: I am incredibly humbled by the fact that he approached me and asked me to edit what he has written and asked me to post it in my blog. This just shows that he has faith in my ability as a writer. Or he just wants to use my fan-base to become famous; If that’s the case he will be disappointed to know that this sort of thing generally doesn’t work, at least when it comes to blogs.

All jokes aside though, this guy is really awesome, but, Asim, don’t expect me to say that in front of anyone else. I am humbled that he wanted me to edit his work, and in doing so he has given me a chance to write this post.

And on that note, I will end this post with a good day. I am still working on some new stuff, which I hope to bring to you guys soon. But until then;

Peace!!!