I dreamt I was Batman last night. You know, the Caped Crusader, Dark Knight, the silent sentinel who protects Gotham from harm. Well, that was me, right down to the cape and cowl.
Admittedly, it wasn't a long dream as I was quickly wrenched from my slumber by the shock of being set upon by Killer Croc in the sewers I was investigating. Only a few hours earlier I had been trawling those virtual sewers to find an antidote to the rather
Despite these pretty hairy moments during my sleep, its the sign of a good, immersive game when you dream about what you've been playing! And despite my initial reservations about Batman: Arkham Asylum, I enjoyed the entire experience.
It's not as if I'm playing on my console every spare moment right now either - frankly impossible with an incredibly active 18-month-old toddler to run around after. But even after a few stolen hours of an evening, the characters and environs have been indelibly etched on my brain.
It was much the same with Assassin's Creed II a few weeks back, when I had a very vivid daydream... Out for a walk with my family, I realised I hadn't been listening to my very understanding wife's very interesting chatter for the previous 10 minutes. Instead, I'd been considering how best to scale a very tall tower in the distance and then how I would pounce upon an enemy were one to be standing below. My escape route was also being planned.
Who said games don't influence behaviour!?!
And this isn't the first time my real and virtual lives have merged either - Grand Theft Auto IV and Tetris were the culprits before... Anybody else out there had similar experiences... Or is it just me???
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