Yesterday, my friends and I went to the friendly neighborhood internet cafe and spent the whole afternoon playing CounterStrike and DOTA. It’s been some time since I played any game but I did reasonably well with CounterStrike. On the other hand, I sucked big-time at DOTA. My excuse is my lack of interest in it :P But seriously, I don’t quite understand its appeal. It’s basically just persistently sending your character on a relentless assault along three possible paths. If it’s character development I’m after, I’d rather play Diablo II (or one of the multitudes of MMORPGs available). If it’s strategy I’m after, I’d rather play Starcraft. Now THAT is a strategy game! Had it been available on the computers in the cafe, I’d have insisted on playing it. And I’d have done much better. It’s such a great RTS that I can’t hardly wait for its sequel, Starcraft 2. But for now, Starcraft anyone?