It's a lifestyle, a passion. Gaming is more than sitting behind the controller. Of course I'm guessing it just used to be just for entertainment. But think of the music, the art, and the story that follows with it now a days, (considering you don't play Call of Duty like a religion.)
So this blog post is entirely going to feature Final Fantasy. (Cole Upton, if you're reading, this is for you, man. And props to Brent for reading too!)
Okay. Final Fantasy was first made in 1987. It was SquareSoft's last attempt at making a successful game. Their previous games weren't making a lot of sales, so they tried "Final" Fantasy. Needless to say, it was a HIT. Tons of people liked it, and then there has been a lot of remakes and sequels to it. So that's the sum of it. Now, someone told me the other day that they NEVER played a Final Fantasy game. I was like, "WUT?!" So now I get to explain (with pictures!) Why Final Fantasy rocks, and why they should play it. Music, fellas!
Final Fantasy is a game that features turn based battles. This is the first boss you fight in Final Fantasy for the NES. Simplistic, but its unique on its own. But would you expect them to be like this throughout the years? Of course not. It's only gotten better.
This is from Final Fantasy XIII. I haven't finished this one yet (But I'm 50 hours into it.) But it is simply an awesome revamped game that reminds me of how awesome the series is, where's it came from, and what has been made into better.
For anyone that wants to try to get into Final Fantasy without spending any money...there are ways. (Ahem. I can't go into details.) But I will say if you LEGALLY own a cart of Final Fantasy II for SNES, you can download the emulator and ROM of it. That's all I'm saying about that. But if you wanna try a Final Fantasy game and not be overbearing, the best bet is to try Final Fantasy II for SNES (It's actually IV..but its a long story.)
Final fantasy is great in all aspects. Story, Gameplay, depth. Just give it a try. Thats my recommendation.
Now to my gaming stuff. I got Final Fantasy VIII from the PSN store, and no wonders I've beat it eight times already. But I'm trying something different with this game. I'm trying to get all the Ultimate Weapons before the end of disc one (beside one character's, which is impossible until disc 3.) I'm 8 hours into the game (which the point I should be at would only take two hours.) The strategy is to play card games with the NPC's, convert the cards into items needed to refine into the items needed to get the weapons for the characters. I already have one character finished, just quite a few left to go. I'll probably try to put a large dent into the progress tonight.
AND I ALMOST FORGOT.
How much do I like Final Fantasy VIII?
Enough to get an art shop in town to custom make and frame artwork for the game. I love it. So when I mean this is my favorite game of all time, and gaming is art and lifestyle, I mean it.
I finally added two more games to the list. Ys one through three. So soon I plan on adding Ys Seven, Valkyria Chronicles 2, and a few others.
I finally beat inFamous! The ending was really twisted, but it really gears me up toward the sequel. Now to finish up something else....Hm. No idea. Thats it for this week!
At some awesome video games. I have a bunch to cover! As you can see, the blog has been redesigned, and this is much better and I simply love it! The other design was nice, but it didn't match the purpose of the blog. So I might use it for later.
Now. Let me cover something that makes me super happy. Two years ago, I made a post HERE detailing that I bought Illusion of Gaia, cart only for 10 dollars at a flea market. Now, thanks to some digging and finding and buying...I GOT IT.
I got the manual and case for really cheap, so now
I
have a complete collection of this. Woot.
Now. You think I just completed one set? Please. During Father's day, my dad and I were scourging through my room, which he found the first game boy game I ever purchased, Pokemon Yellow. Sadly, it was not a complete set. Just the cart. Well, once again, I did a bit of searching..digging and what not..and look what I came up with.
Yes, yes. Another perfect set. Box, manual and insert for the game. This is now one of my more treasured games, since it was a first for me on the Game Boy. So this one will sit as a good trophy.
Now, lets cover what I've been playing. Ugh. Last I posted it was Monster Hunter, now I've taken a break from that. Thanks to the Playstation Network, I got to select four games, two for the PSP, two for the PS3. So I have been playing inFamous, and Dead Nation. At this rate, I'll never finish these games up. But thats okay. I'll do it one of these days.
Last thing. I did a favor for JerZy, who was looking for the Aria of Sorrow cart, informed me that she would like for me to help her organize her massive video game collection. And better yet..if she has doubles or triples of her rare complete sets (Which is very likely) I get to keep. I am more excited than a prostitute with a rich man...aha. I kid, I kid. But I am very excited. Two weeks from now, I should be able to get over there and help her organize. As a serious collector who loves his hobby...I'm glad to find someone else that shares the same. But this is a great opportunity!
From what I saw. I wasn't going to purchase a 3DS until the price was much lower..but thanks to the great titles I saw..looks like I'll be purchasing titles before the hardware. I don't have much time for playing too many games anymore, so it won't bother me. It'll go to the backlog (Which did I mention is HUGE?!).
I did find something very nice the other day. I went to the local Packards (Retro video game
store. They kind of suck.) But I did find a complete box and manual of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Which is my FAVORITE
Castlevania.)
Finding the actual game though is proving to be quite the challenge. I can't get it online because of the lack of trust of sellers. This game happens to be pirated and resold a lot of the time to unsuspected victims. But not me. But now if I can find it...
I'm thinking about redoing the layout to match the actual purpose of this. So there might be a few changes in the next 12 hours. Hell, its my day off. Gotta do something around here.
One more thing! I checked out a MMORPG via Facebook Ad, it's called Spiral Knights. Made by Sega and Three Rings. It's pretty damn awesome. You guys should check it out. Www.SpiralKnights.com
Yeah. Its been quite a while since I've last posted. But I'm still at my video game antics. I actually have quite the back log to play, more than likely most of them will stay sealed for years to come. But thats okay, my Collector's Edition stuff will stay that way.
Now onto wh
at I've been doing. See that little Gameboy Color to the right? Yeah. A co worker of mine had one stored up for years, and decided to sell it. And of course I picked it up for a steal. Wonderful.
I popped in my copy of Zelda DX to give it a shot to see how it worked. It's like the thing was frozen in time. Perfect condition!
Now for what I've been playing. I've been playing Monster Hunter Unite on PSP, and a bit of Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii. They're very unique games, and a bit of a time waster mixed in. After about 20-30 hours on each game, but I haven't scratched the surface yet. As soon as
I finish them, I can finally play Final Fantasy: Dissidia 012 Duodecim. But I have a good feeling it's going to be a while.
It certainly has been a while since I've been posting things. But alas, I'll be back to it! I have a lot on my plate, as usual. I've decided I'll be trying to buy a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) and uploading things to YouTube.
On an update, I STILL haven't fixed the SNES yet. I'll try to get that fixed sometime soon.
Instead I end up buying this. Yeah, Lufia II. I love this game. I remember spending some hours playing this game. Maybe I can end up doing it again.
Problem is, I really didn't have the money to do it. I have a bill due on the 10th, and I have other things to purchase. But I've got things pretty well figured out. So I'm fine.
Problem! I still haven't ordered the parts to fix the SNES. Its really bothering me. I think I'll have enough money next week to fix it. Hopefully I will, anyways. I still haven't started beating those games yet. I need to start doing that soon.
I got the manual and case for really cheap, so now
