Vigil80

No, the title is not referencing the practice of taking time off work to immerse yourself in a game. That will probably be a different blog post. I mean games that put you in a vacation mood by playing them. It is certainly a niche genre, but I find myself wishing there were more titles in it.

So many games are designed to put you on edge. Solving devious puzzles, leaping between precarious ledges, facing a bullet around every corner. Sometimes a person just needs to relax.
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Too often my forays into competitive online shooting end in crushing defeat and humiliation.

I just wanted to get that out there. Usually, once I learn the maps and what not, I'm ranked in the top half of the lobby. But hardly ever am I like those heroes who are consistently at the top of a lobby. You know the ones. The guy that causes me to think, "Ok, if the game doesn't put that guy on my team for this match, I'm just leaving the room."

CoD 4 is a good...