Emperor is evil!
For those of you that don’t know, Emperor is a city building sim game, based in China many, many years ago. And it’s Evil because it sucks away your life. When I first got the game several years ago I played it so much, and for so long that when I closed my eyes all I could see were small Chinese people pushing crates of hemp, or silk, or wheat. Newt had to take the game away from me, or else I would have been chucked off my university course for not doing any work, and not going to lectures because of said small Chinese people.
I was a survivor, I got over my addiction, and I was getting through each day. Gradually life started to get easier, and I found myself thinking of Emperor less and less, until it barely registered in my consciousness. Life was good, until the weekend when I announced to Mr Newt that I was ‘bored’. “Why don’t you play a computer game?” he said. I thought that was a damn good idea, and I remembered about Emperor. I remembered the addiction, but I thought to myself “It can’t be *that* good. This time I’ll just play for an hour or so, and that’ll be it. Back in the drawer for another year.”
But no. You’re all intelligent people, I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you what happened. I lost my entire weekend to Emperor, and monday as well. Last night I dreamt of floor plans for my city, and woke up in hot sweat when I couldn’t get silk to the Elite Housing compound because of some poorly placed roadblocks.
I have two essays, a large protfolio and a dissertation to do. Al whilst working full time on Delivery Suite. Playing Emperor was not helping me in any way. Last night, Mr Newt took the game away from me again. I cried. I wailed, I pleaded and I begged. But he held firm. The game is now hidden away, where people of under 5 feet cannot reach it. I am alloyed short, rationed periods of play, if I do my homework. So today I have begun researching a piece on pre-eclampsia, just so that I can get my Emperor fix!
And the worst thing about this – I’m not even any good at the game. In fact, I completely suck at it. You’d think with all that practice, I’d at least be halfway decent.
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Oh yes I know that addiction. Not to Empire but several other games over the years. I know if I start having dreams/nightmares about a game then I’ve been playing it too much. Usually I dream I’m a character in the game, but then I play role playing adventure games like Neverwinter Nights.
Good on Newt for rationing you, however hard it may be for you.
Oh yes I know that addiction. Not to Empire but several other games over the years. I know if I start having dreams/nightmares about a game then I’ve been playing it too much. Usually I dream I’m a character in the game, but then I play role playing adventure games like Neverwinter Nights.
Good on Newt for rationing you, however hard it may be for you.