For those of you who are not familiar with the Fallout series of video games (which I am assuming is probably most of you) you play a character in a post apocalyptic society running around doing various quests and missions. The actual point of the games is not really as important right now as the fact that the first two were incredibly popular and built up a significant fan base. Fallout 2 was released in 1998, which of course meant that some fans haven’t had a decent nights sleep in the last ten years because they have been wondering about what Fallout 3 will have in store for them. In my defense I wish to point out that I am not one of these fans. However, I was intrigued by the game enough that I pre-ordered it from Game Stop and went to the midnight release party this past Tuesday morning. Having attended these release parties at Game Stop in the past, I more or less had a rough idea of what to expect. I must admit though that I was rather surprised at what I actually found. I arrived at roughly 11:40PM because I knew that due to fire code no more then 10 people were actually allowed inside the store at any one time. This means that everybody stands outside and waits in line. Once midnight rolls the doors open and groups of ten are allowed in to pick up their purchase. The last release party I went to was also at the end of October and there were maybe 10 or so people waiting out in the cold. This time when I got there I took my place in line at number 16. When I arrived about ten of the fifteen people already there were smoking cigarettes and chatting casually about what they thought the game would be like. Then there were the fantastic four. Not super hero fantastic, but fantastic in the sense that I am pretty sure they had been there since 10:00 to make sure they were first in line. They were the man skirt (it was definitely not a kilt) wearing Monty Python quoting hard core fans. Though I doubt any of them were even out of kindergarten when Fallout 2 was released, these guys were pumped up and ready. About five till midnight about a dozen or so more people showed up who sat in cars rather than freeze in the cold. I was moderately impressed. I was also saddened. If people can get this excited about a video game, which contributes no real substance to their lives as a whole, why can’t they get this excited about God? If we had Mass or youth group at midnight on a school night, how many people would come? I don’t think very many. And Unlike Fallout 3, Christ should have a significant impact on your life.
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