Hour Count: 50
Estimated Remaining Time: 5-10 Hours
All the leveling I did back when I first landed on Gran Pulse has paid off. Boss battles, while still challenging, don't require as much controller spiking as battles like the one against Cid Raines. Also, there's these huge elephant turtle things walking around on Gran Pulse that could kill my entire party in one move back when I was there, and now in Chapter 12 I was forced to fight one and was actually beat it. That, for me, is one of the greatest pleasures of playing an RPG: being able to beat an enemy that seemed previously impossible to beat, and it felt great!
Overall, I'm getting ready to move on. This long, tedious task of playing only one game at a time is worsened when it's a 60 hour RPG. There are a few RPGs like this in my collection, like Kingdom Hearts 2 and Grandia II, that will probably slow me down big time when I get to them. But after FFXIII, I am looking forward to taking down games a little more rapidly, so I will likely move onto a few NES games for a while. Hopefully, with practice, I can beat most of those in about a week.
Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI've been a huge fan of FF since II (IV) on the SNES. I can remember staring at a single screenshot of III in Nintendo Power for months before the game was actually released. I stuck by the series enough to play three years of XI and then go on to enjoy the hell out of XII, too. That said, XIII's presentation and what I've heard of the game does absolutely nothing for me, and it's strange, after so long. I guess it makes some sense, though, since VIII and X (especially)are my least favorites in the series, and XIII reminds me the most of those two.
What I would really love is a true sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics, either continuing the Ramza/Delita storyline or picking up 50-100 years after within the same world. That would be so awesome.
I know what it's like having long RPGs in your backlog. I recently polished off Planescape and I'm working on The Witcher now. I try to have a few games going on multiple platforms or in multiple genres at once, and I'll alternate between them when I'm in the mood for something a little different.
Under ten hours to go? Well done! Make sure you take a multi-game break from RPGs after this!
ReplyDeleteI usually do an RPG and a normal game simultaneously, in part because too much RPG makes me a dull boy as you say, but also because it feels "against the spirit" of an RPG to rush through one - which is what happens when you get tired of a game. I think they're designed to be played more over the long haul as a protracted experience to really get that sense of time and the weight of the adventure. We're supposed to be following these characters through a pivotal stage of their life, after all.
But there's no rules in gaming, though, especially when it comes to backlogs! Keep it up!