Welcome

This is the first post here on Mediocre Gamer and so I think it is right to explain the purpose of this blog and who I am.

I am gamer. I have played games all my life, beaten many, unfinished loads more. Just like millions of other gamers across the world I suppose.

The thing is, I want to make it clear that I am mediocre (as if you couldn't guess from the blog title). Many people use the term "mediocre" in a negative way and I can't blame them. When it comes to many thing you usually don't want mediocre. You wouldn't accept a mediocre book, film or game, and it's not an adjective you want usually from the lips of people being critical of yourself or your work. Well, I think in terms of being a gamer, it accurately sums up my abilities. In some games I am very good, in others I'm abit clueless, but overall mediocre is good description. Sure I can pull off a no-scope headshot whilst playing Halo 3 online, but it's a one in a million chance, accident or not.

In the game non-existant line graph of player abilities or skill in games, I tend to fall in the middle.

One thing I wish to point out that despite my inability to stack up countless headshot kills or have a flawless online scorecard, I still have fun. Yes, you can have fun whilst not being number one. You can have fun whatever rank you are because, really, that is what games are about, fun. Sure, ranks are cool, and I do take pride in my little accomplishments, but they aren't the be all and end all of games. I have shared in the fraustrations that all gamers endure "damm, I almost beat that boss", "Crap! I went down a rank", etc - but in the end, I am still playing games despite not reaching the top of leaderboards.

This blog will include thoughts and analysis of my experiances and encounters and whatever else I think is cool. What it won't include are whiny posts every time someone t-bags me online (if only I had a penny...) or blurts out smack talk.

Well, hope you enjoy yourself.

-Dani