May this intro serve as a guide to the section you are about to read. If nothing else, may it tell you that this is not a review or objective truth. I leave that part to the many competent people out there, looking at these games through unclouded eyes and judgment based on nothing but fact alone.

If reading the line written above has left you wondering about the validity of those words, know that you are not alone. Although I respect many writers with similar goals, this is not an objective line of work. And as such, I offer my humble thoughts on the matter.

As a 37-year-old man who has been playing games for most of his life, I see myself as one of the generation that has made gaming a big part of mainstream culture. Considering this, I take my voice to be relevant. But look at my writing, not as an article or a review but rather a personally written transcript of my thoughts.