30 Games That Made Me Who I Am: 2006

Battlefield 2142. Was. My. Jam. Aside from MMOs, this was the only online game I’ve ever gone deep into. I tend to be pretty lukewarm about multiplayer-only games, not much caring for games that don’t have a distinct end, and where you play the same scenarios and game modes over and over. Battlefield 2142 doesn’t do anything different from its peers, admittedly; it’s just really good at what it does. I was 18 when 2142 came out; soon to be 19. Which means I was fresh out of high school… but no, not fresh in college. I didn’t go to college when I was