Final Fantasy 13, we can make this work!
by markini6
A little self indulgence Not once in my childhood gaming years did I ever play or own a JRPG. I think I once spent about half an hour watching my neighbour on FF7, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't count. So imagine the shock that my gaming digestive system received when I introduced not one, but two JRPGs to my diet. That's right. Count 'em. Now you're impressed. I suppose that it's only been t...
A little self indulgence
Not once in my childhood gaming years did I ever play or own a JRPG. I think I once spent about half an hour watching my neighbour on FF7, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't count. So imagine the shock that my gaming digestive system received when I introduced not one, but two JRPGs to my diet.
That's right. Count 'em. Now you're impressed.
I suppose that it's only been this latest generation of consoles where I've really got into the whole gaming macrocosm and as such I find myself branching out more often, seeking games from a multitude of genres for the first time. One of these uncharted territories happened to be JRPGs, and my first exploration of the (sub)genre came in the form of Lost Odyssey. I won't go into great detail about my experiences with the game, suffice to say that I enjoyed it greatly and only cringed at one of the kid's voices (Okay maybe both of them). Sadly though, my completion of the game was not meant to be, as my 360 died on me. Again. For the 5th time.
So then it was time to get a PS3!
Along with the purchase of my new console came a very prolific Japanese game, MGS4. Now I don't want to stereotype all Japanese developed games based on my extremely limited experience, but do those games ever get all of the voice acting right? Otacon, I am most certainly looking at you. I digress. So as I was saying, brand new (Japanese) console, time to try out a game in the Final Fantasy series. I was sent FF13 by the British equivalent of Gamefly, played around 4 and a half hours then returned it. I had way less patience with it than I would have previously given myself credit for, perhaps because of how the pace of it compared to other games that I'd played recently.
So here I am, two months later, Final Fantasy 13 sitting on my shelf after arriving this morning, as a result of the sudden decision that it's a game that I should own and not rent. I've played about 2 hours of it today and to be honest my cold, western heart is beginning to thaw. I went in again knowing what to expect, knowing that patience would be an essential virtue. It's going to be tough and there will be times when I won't think that I'll see it through to the end. But Goddammit Final Fantasy 13, we can make this work!
Advice
I also recently bought Persona 3 and have spent probably around 8 hours or so playing it. However, like FF13, I have difficulty playing it for more than 1-2 hours a day, which is somewhat ironic when I think about all the Halos, Gears and Uncharteds that I've completed in 2 or 3 sittings. Those games don't need me to play so much in one day! Anyway, I'm off to university in 2 and a half weeks, so I was wondering which out of the two games (FF13 and P3) I should try to finish. I'll no doubt come back to whichever one I don't attempt to complete, at some point, but I was just wondering which game you guys thought would be a more "worthy" endeavor. Let me know if you feel so inclined as to respond to this multi-paragraphed ego trip (also how you thought this was for a first blog. Indulge me!)
See you next time folks.