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My gaming "career" started many years ago. To be precise, 23 years ago.
There are many games that will always have a special place in my heart. The list would be too long to name them all, so I will stay with my top 3 games from my childhood:
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The first game I've played for a longer time. Longer time means, over and over again. I've been like 12 years old or something at that time. As every gamer knows, I am talking about Half Life
Half-Life is a series of first-person shooter games developed and published by Valve. The games combine shooting combat, puzzles, and storytelling.
Of course I've played everyting related to that. Opposing Force, Blue Shift and - of course - Counter Strike.
After the release of Episode 2 - also a master piece - people are desperately waiting for Episode 3. Which became a meme by now. But who knows?
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The first game I bought with my own pocket money. Back then in 1998. Damn, I was really bad in strategy games. But it opened up a new genre for me and I discovered my love for the fantasy setting. Orcs and elves are a must for me in every fantasy RPG by now.
His successor Warcraft 3 is still beeing played by a huge fanbase allthough Blizzard kind of messed up the remastered edition.
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There is only one game I've played more than any other. World Of Warcraft. Countless hours of leveling and raiding. Starting from its release in 2004 through Burning crusade, Wrath of the lich king, Cataclysm and Mists of pandaria it has been my compagnion through the years. Then ist stopped... because of reasons. And other games.
BUT it was not the end.
Since Blizzard came up with the Classic relaunch last year, there is almost no day without WoW. Again.
Lucky me, my wife is also playing WoW which reduces the risk of getting divorced by at least 95% :D