While I've grown to hate doing game reviews over the years, writing about the medium is still enjoyable, and I can see myself doing stuff with AE for years to come. Who knows, maybe in 1000 years I'll still be here sort of like that old guy defending the Grail in that Indiana Jones movie, saying to those who happen upon the site, "He did not choose wisely!" and they're all like, "What are you talking about?!? That doesn't even make sense!" Ah, the future.
So, where will things go from here? For starters, the look of the site has obviously changed. I figure it might as well get redone with such big, bold changes in the works. Something simple and to the point. Something surprisingly not blue and yellow, considering it's been AE's colors for years and years.
Also, the days of the news, previews, and reviews cycle here are done. I suppose there's a time and a place for that sort of thing, but over the years it's all become very boring to me. Long-form articles that are more of a diary or journal of one's experience while playing through a game, more analytical pieces, and generally more slow-paced thoughtful pieces will be the norm. I'm sure there will be the occasional time I gush about some game that I recently played, but traditional reviews don't really appeal to me anymore.
Content will also shift exclusively to PC games. It's the medium that I spend the most time with now by a country mile. The majority of my time is spent on stuff like tactical RPGs, grand strategy, 4X, and even the occasional point-and-click adventure, all of which are genres that we don't see a whole lot of on consoles. So, I'm going to stick the platform that gets the lion's share of my attention.
And that's the way things will be heading from here on in. A lot of AE may be fading from this realm, but I'll be kicking around doing some writing about games still. It still appeals to me just so long as I don't have to write a review. If you like that sort of stuff, stick around. =)
