Dungeon Crawler Video Games

I've got a rule. Between Christmas and New Years, I play video games as much as I want, and it normally means that I am thoroughly sick of them until the next holiday comes around. Yes I admit it, I'm not the Uber-gamer that some people are, and I do get sick of video games once in a while, but at the same time I need my mindless video game time every once in a while.

My favorite kinds of games are the dungeon crawlers where I can just run around and hack and slash. It's a great stress relief. I just get a kick out of busting skulls once in a while, evil undead skulls. It's amazing just how relaxing this can actually be. You definitely achieve a sort of transcendence where everything you are thinking about gains a lot of clarity and your perception is heightened.

Some of the better games that I've played recently have been the D&D or EQ games for the PS2. The whole Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance gamies and the Everquest Champions games are all really good games that have a lot of replay value, if not for the story, for the mindless violence. Strangely enough, the Justice League games and the X-Men Legends games have the same kind of effect for me. Granted these are not the same type of games, but they have the same feel. The Bard's Tale is the only other game I can think of of this style that isn't a superhero game. I think Ultimate Alliance is also the same kind of game, but I haven't played it yet, so who knows.