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• 25Nov 09

  My impressions of Final Fantasy games I have played.

  Final Fantasy, as you all know, is one of my most beloved game series...ever. The problem is, I haven't been able to play through all of them, but I've played through many. Here are my impressions on the games I've played so far.

  Final Fantasy III:

  This was my first Final Fantasy game. I was turned onto the series by Kingdom Hearts, and when I got my DS, this was the 3rd (Haha, coincidence?) game I picked up.

  Holy crap was I blown away.

  The story wasn't much to brag about, but everything else was. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad story, but seriously, chasing crystals isn't exactly the most original storyline. Anyway, what got me the most is the sense of adventure you got while playing the game. I was playing on the overworld map, and at first I thought it was pretty small.

  Not really, it turned out.

  In fact, the overworld map was not only huge by itself, but halfway through the game, you were introduced to a SECOND overworld (called the darkworld, I believe) to explore. The story really picked up there (FINALLY there was more to it than chasing crystals...even though it was still involved) and the characters started to become more real.

  The gameplay was nothing short of outstanding either, the job system captivated me. Of course, though, I made some pretty crappy decisions on my party (a team of summoners sounded like a good idea at first!).

  When I finally beat the game (The Cloud of Darkness was the hardest boss I've EVER had to fight) I set it down and thought about it. I really enjoyed it. And I had heard that the games only got better after that.

  Well, it was time to move on to the "best" one, then. Which obviously should have been the most recent one (VII had not reached my mind at that point) so...

  Final Fantasy XII:

  This game was great. Honestly. It still is. In fact, for me, it's the SECOND best Final Fantasy game for me (#1 will be VERY apparent when I discuss it). I know there were a lot...A LOT of gripes about this game. Mostly of the story being "boring".

  I disagree.

  Stepping away from the normal fantasy setting; "a group of good people go chase bad guy yay!" this game focused a lot more on plotical intrigue and branching storyarchs. Yes, this game focused on plotics. A lot of politics. However these politics weren't so extravagent that you couldn't follow them easily. At the end of the game, you felt some REAL emotion towards the final boss (Vayne...? It's been a while) and you seriously felt need to kill him.

  Not only that, but the BATTLE SYSTEM! My GOD was it FANTASTIC! The lisence board was the BEST idea ever for square, instead of just giving us characters with pre-set classes and telling us to "make it work", we were able to create our own unique characters. We were able to make our OWN classes.

  And yes...I did make Balthier a gun-shooting, heavy armor-wearing badass.

  Not only this, but the bounty system, the quickenings, the summons, and the absolutely epic sense of SCALE when you fought bosses...it was extrodinary.

  Be serious now, you can't deny that fighting those Wyrms wasn't intimidating. They were a lot bigger than you!

  My only gripe about this game is that...well...IT KICKED MY ASS! It was REALLY hard. But that only made it that much more satisfying at the end. I'm saddened to see that square is working on a new battle system for FFXIII, but you know what, I'm sure it's going to be great.

  So, FFXII is over, what was next for me?

  Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles:

  ...was an epic fail. Moving on.

  Final Fantasy VI

  Ah, there we go! Much better! A REAL final fantasy! Oh, and by the way...

  KEFKA

  IS

  ABSOLUTELY

  INSANE

  I LOVE FFVI! You can't beat this game for me. Why? LOOK AT IT! There are some absolutely INTENSE battle sequences in here, first of all. Yeah, the opera house sequence? Damn. The characters were anything but two-dimensional, and the story of Terra was fantastic.

  Oh yes, Terra. Terra is my favorite final fantasy hero. She isn't annoying like most of the other ones (I'm looking at you, Pamelo and Yuffie) and the conflict in her heart over what side she should be fighting for...and the mysterious destructive power inside her...is absolutely engaging. Along with that, when you thought the story was going in a linear fashion, the planet is destroyed.

  Thanks, Kefka.

  God, I love FFVI.

  Final Fantasy IV:

  I played this game with FFIII in mind, I pretended I never even played the other two, because I didn't expect much from the story.

  Wrong.

  I was blown away by the story of this one. It was about love, friendship, and betrayal, and it was epic. This game had some extremely challenging bosses (Cagnazzo) and some really engaging, heart-wrenching moments (Rydia, NO!).

  I really can't say too much about this game without being redundant...so moving on...

  Final Fantasy VII:

  I like it. I really do. I remember when I downloaded it from PSN for $10, I was almost off the wall I was so excited. I haven't gotten through it yet, I'm at the beginning on disc 2 (Aeris DIED, wait...I KNEW that was going to happen. Thanks, Gamespot) and I don't feel it. I like it... I like it a lot...but I don't feel where the hype comes from. Maybe it's because I'm not far enough...

  I would also like to point out something I found interesting about the game, there are a few religious references throughout the game. For example, "Jenovah" and the "Turks". Maybe it's because it's the 7th game, and 7 was a very prominent number in the bibe.

  Also...NO MOOGLES! T.T

  Final Fantasy X:

  I'm almost out of things to say. Other than I abosulely LOVED the story and the graphics are great for the time it was made.

  Oh yeah, and Auron is a badass.

  ---

  So that's my roundup of the series! I'm hoping FFVIII and FFIX go up on PSN for download in leu of FFVII's success (It's still in the top 3 downloads of the service).

  Tomorrow is my wishlist blog! Until then! THUNDA OUT!

  • Posted Nov 25, 2009 5:47 pm PT
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• 22Nov 09

  In Progress: 2009 Wishlist Blog *BONUS* A few updates

  Hello fellow gamespoters!

  It turns out I'll be leaving for Denver, Colorado the day after Thanksgiving, so, in lou of events, I will be posting my wishlist blog the day of Thanksgiving!

  So here are today's updates:

  I SCORED today on iTunes, I bought 55 songs from the whole FF series for $15!!! It's very easy to get, just look up in the seach bar: "Final Fantasy Dissidia" and you'll find the soundtrack for the game with the best songs from all 12 Final Fantasies! I bought it without hesitation, and it seriously was a good deal.

  Srsly.

  I didn't get a call back from Gamestop, the lady liked my interview and told me that if I don't end up getting a job she'd consider me when a part-time position opened up later on. It doesn't bother me. Getting a job can wait. The job I was being interviewed for was only a holiday position anyway, so it wouldn't have been permanent.

  Also, MW2 is extremely overrated. I rented it and beat the campaign in a few hours, and the multiplayer got old really fast.

  Yet another short blog. THUNDA OUT!

  • Posted Nov 22, 2009 7:55 pm PT
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• 20Nov 09

  Job Interview!

  This is going to be a really short blog.

  So I turned 16 3 weeks ago (Halloween) and I decided I wanted to get a holiday job at Gamestop. I went around to about 6 Gamestops in my area handing in applications. That was about a week after my birthday. So two weeks later...

  I GOT A CALL BACK!

  I'm going to be interviewed for a job at Gamestop tomorrow!

  GAH!!

  I'm really nervous, but I have to be calm for the interview. So I'm getting out all of my jitters tonight and and getting a good night's sleep. The interview is at 1:30 CT. The lady who called me sounded really peppy and nice, so I don't think I'll have a problem talking to her.

  I'm *SO* excited! I really hope I get this job!

  • Posted Nov 20, 2009 3:11 pm PT
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