The Dalish playthrough coming to a close and the year of playing Persona.

So, 40+ hours into my Dalish Rogue playthrough of Dragon Age: Origins and I've had a few surprises. for one, I only recently discovered that the town of Lothering, somehow, became a ghosttown. It got wiped out completely. It seems I somehow neglected certain quests or missed events that would have prevented the town from dying. Interesting, non? I am about to embark into the mines of Orzamar, a section of the game that seems to turn off a great many players or so I've read in many diverse forums, and find my enjoyment of the game still going strong. It has been nothing short of awesome and it makes me pine for the days when I could spend a barrage of hours sitting in front of a screen with little care in the world save for the basic needs and perhaps school or work somewhere on the horizon.

As I am writing this, I can't wait to get back home and plunge back into the realm of Ferelden and do away with the darkspawn. It is only with great effort that I am able to pry the controller from my hand and remove my stiffening frame from the place where it rests. Maybe I'll get back to my evil mage playthrough on my laptop sometime soon...

As for new year's resolutions, I came across those at 1UP in an article where the staff listed their game related vows for the newborn year and decided to follow through on something I intended to do anyways. I will retake the playthroughs of Persona on PSone as well as Innocent Sin and continue onto Eternal Punishment, Persona 3: FES and 4 to cap it all off. It will be the year of Persona, with a few games in between these. This is my gaming goal for 2010.

Have at you!