Yeah, well, I was thinking, as it is approaching the end of this wonderful, magnificent decade (if you ignore popular music) that it is only appropriate that I make some sort of last ditch effort to get some more content. I’m actually competing with Bind on Equip for the no-content prize (not really).
So, I’m (slightly) proud to present… THE FIRST ANNUAL LIST OF STUFF (Noughties Edition) THAT IS EXCEPTIONAL IN SOME WAY.
1. World of Warcraft
Yeah, WoW. It’s (obviously) big in this list. This decade has given us an (annoyingly) long saga, about Arthas. He was the star of Warcraft 3 (2002) which set the stage for what World of Warcraft has been building towards for the last five years. I’m looking forward to Cat, and new storylines. (Because, to be frank, the two expansions are terribly boring from a plot point of view – at least in relation to the raid bosses – only the sidestories are remotely interesting.)
2. The Sims
This decade, however much we’d like to say that WoW is the defining game of the generation, has been defined by a simple series called The Sims. The first game, was released early in 2000, and has been followed by sixteen expansion packs, as well as two sequels (named, unimaginatively, The Sims 2, and The Sims 3) and has sold roughly enough copies to make sure that EA will never, ever, go out of business.
Of course, there are two types of Sims players. One, the ones who play the game ‘how it’s meant to be played’, and two, the ones who torture their people, ’till they die. (Usually by starvation, fire, or drowning) I use it to play out my dreams of being an architect or civic planner.
3. Anime & Manga
Now, to be fair, not only is this more than one thing, they’ve been around much longer than ten years. But, with the modern, TV, generation, it, like all TV things, is getting bigger and better (also in HD). Also, to be fair, older Anime feels… dull, after some of the modern stuff (although it could just be my taste in storylines changing). Now, this is going to get it’s own super mini list, as I really don’t think you need to have the rest of the list be full of shows that you might have no interest in (like that would stop me though).
So. 3-A Code Geass (including R2) – It’s majestic. Also, who doesn’t love robots? 3-B Lucky Star // Haruhi – These are similar enough (mainly in the Anime adaptations) to not warrant two entries. But they’re both great. Watch them, then lol all the way home. 3-C Azumanga Diaoh – This 4-koma manga (and it’s Anime) are wonderful. It’s like high school, only more fun. 3-D The rest! Hey, it’s all good!
(I for one, don’t understand his obsession, but I guess it’s as good as any other way to unwind after a long day’s work)
4. War
Hey, it sucks, but it sucks exceptionally.
5. The Star Wars Prequals (aka Return of the Cash Cow)
Honestly, I don’t dislike them, that much, but they did bring back excuses to watch the original films. THEREFORE THEY ARE FANTASTIC!
Last. THE INTERNETS
I love it all. Twitter, especially (considering 90% of my readers come from there for sure (not that I’m sure, just guessing/assuming most of you didn’t come from that one link on WoW.com or from TNB)) also all the fun people are there, and a vast amount of my fellow bloggers.