I have been an avid gamer for many years. Video games have brought me much joy over those years and many of them for very different reasons. They are what I do to relax. They have allowed for me to expand my mind and become much more creative. They have also driven my love for history and strategy. Overall I feel like video games have had a very positive impact on my life. Making this list was not an easy task. Because I have played so many games in my life it is hard to just narrow them down to 10. This will not be a list of similar games mind you. This is a list of games spanning different genres and many different gaming systems. These are games that I have spent countless hours on and I love them all for very different reasons. Here is my top 10 games of all time: League of Legends If you watch or have heard of eSports then you have heard of this game. It is one of the most popular games in the world and it is one that is starting to bring competitive gaming into the world spotlight. When I started League though, I never once thought that it could be much of anything. My friend Chris, was the one who introduced me to this game. He said that it was a lot of fun and that it was free. Most free games at this point in my life had been just simple puzzle or browser games, so I was hesitant at first. He wore me down and as I was downloading it he said this, “This game is super competitive. Just know that even the best of friends could be enemies by the end of a game”. At the time I had no idea what he meant. I played a couple games with him and was not super impressed at first. Then like an addiction it started sucking me in. I would play a game before school and more games at night in my quest to hitting level 30 so that I could played ranked games with him. I was hooked. It was during this time period that I realized the addiction was real and so was his quote. During games we would yell at each other or the other players. This was raging at its finest and it was my first real experience with it. During and right after a bad game we were livid with each other but, we would queue up and start another game in hopes of winning the next one. I have played this game on and off for almost 7 years now and I have lost any real skill that I had (I was never going pro to start). Some of my closest friends and I still get on and play often and for that reason it has made this list. The many memories this game has provided is what makes it a fantastic and engaging game. There is a reason that it is number 10 on this list though. It can make me so mad. Never in my life has another game brought so much fire out of me. There are ...
