Attending Bungie's 'Destiny 2' event with my older brother was a precious memory I will never forget

On May 18, I got to attend Bungie's big "Destiny 2" event with my older brother Michael. It was a precious memory I'll never forget.

This is Michael. He's three years older than me, but we're both very similar: We have similar senses of humor, we both have beards — his is black, mine is red — and our voices sound almost identical. We also share many of the same interests, particularly in movies, games, and pop culture. He's always been there for me over the years, in both good times and bad. He's my best friend, and I love him dearly.

But since we live on opposite ends of the country — me in New York, and him in Los Angeles — it hasn't always been easy for us to keep in touch. Thankfully, "Destiny" is a big reason we've stayed connected over the years. And at the "Destiny 2" reveal event, we got to spend a full day geeking out to our favorite video game together. It was just like the old days.

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Michael and I both grew up playing a lot of video games together, usually in the basement of our old house in Connecticut. As kids, games were an easy and fun way for us to connect, talk, and work together.

One of my fondest memories was playing the classic Zelda game "Ocarina of Time" with him: He'd be the one actually playing the game, while I'd serve as a form of navigator, keeping track of his goals and looking at physical game guides in case he got stuck. As a young kid, I didn't always feel brave enough to play some games myself, so I was happy to watch him play. (To this day, I still enjoy watching other people play video games, usually on YouTube.)

In our teenage years, Michael and I played lots of "Halo" together. We'd play cooperative missions, but we spent most of our time playing multiplayer matches against each other. We spent countless nights playing on the "Hang 'Em High" arena, with rocket launchers only.

Michael regularly got the drop on me: He was so much better at "Halo" than I was, since he was quick to memorize the layouts of the arenas. He'd usually sneak up on me, jump in the air and shout "Death from above!" right before nuking me with a rocket and cackling with delight. He won almost every match we played, but I still had fun.