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14.12.2024
Wiped Out

I've never been much of a gamer. I had a PS1 back in the day and then a PS2 that I never really used other than as a DVD player (computer games seemed to me like a grand waste of time). Just over a year ago, however, I bought a second hand (mint condition) first gen PS4 off eBay - just for something to kill the odd hour or two of downtime with. I bought a bunch of games, GTA5, No Man's Sky and some other uninspiring rubbish but ultimately the only game I really ever play on it is WipEout Omega Collection.

You see, I remember playing the original wipE'out" back in the old PS1 days (circa 1997) and have fond memories of getting really competitive over it with my then girlfriend at the time (probably the only fond memories of that otherwise clusterfuck of a relationship I had). With weapons and speeds in excess of 400 mph experienced to a soundtrack from artists such as CoLD SToRAGE, Leftfield, Orbital & The Chemical Brothers, this antigravity racing game defined an era and a subculture that I was perhaps just a little too old to be part of.

WipEout Omega Collection stuck me right back in that hot seat and it's now the only game I play on the PS4. In short, I just fucking love it. Having completed all the levels and acquired the ultra rare platinum trophy several months back, it was time to take the matter to the next level and play online (which, I must add, ups the skill level by a factor of at least 10 when competing against other humans). In short, the game appears to be endless and manoeuvres that seemed completely impossible to achieve a year ago have now been well and truly locked into my muscle memory.

So join me if it interests you. I'm online for at least an hour most evenings under the username "Septimus_Keen" (named after the weird character in Gerald Suster's first novel The Devil's Maze).