Sad to say the Easter weekend is about to end, back to the grind. However I've had a few decent hours playing games, most notably Final Fantasy XII on the PS2.
This was a Christmas present in 2007 from my good friend Michelle. Naughty me openned it early as I was eager to give it a go. I was playing that thing right over Christmas.
About six months has passed since I played this last. I've been meaning to get back into it but was worried I'd have lost the plot, so I was pleasantly surprised to find I got reaquainted with my party and the story faster than anticipated, and am now fully back.
With games like this I pray I'll get sucked in, feel that I'm in control and able to cope with the complexities of things. Some games haven't grabbed me (Neverwinter Nights), others certainly have (Wasteland, Ultima V). FFXII certainly got me, fair and square. It has depth and character, yet it never gets confusing. Some purists poo-poo FFXII as a pale shadow of earlier games, specifically Final Fantasy VII, but I'll leave them to it - if a game is enjoyable I won't knock it.
I'll be sat at work tomorrow, answering calls from the public and wishing I was at home playing FFXII instead.
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Funny that, I left it for six months before going back and completing it too :D
ReplyDeleteIt's funny; normally I won't touch JRPGs with a ten-foot barge pole (Persona series excepted), but I was quite tempted by XII, as I had read previews about it being a bit of a return to form after less impressive sequels.
ReplyDeleteEr, I still haven't got around to playing it though. :( AND I'm right in the middle of Persona 4 at the mo, so every other game has been put on hold. :P
It's well worth it. What I like about the Final Fantasy universe is the diversity of influences, and how it's not really ye olde fantasy realm. Plus in this the semi-real-time combat works really well.
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