Wow, that's a ton. Mine is probably up there, these are just games I own or want to buy before adding more to my list lol. At least we will always have something to blog about, amirite?
I know right? I was typing the list out and was like, "I can't admit I haven't played that" lol. I'm probably going to add to this list after I clear some off too lol.
I can see the validity of both sides of the argument. On one hand, I love playing video games and will continue to do so for the rest of my days most likely. On the other, I don't gain anything from gaming outside of entertainment and, when my metabolism slows down, weight lol. Sure - I'm sure my eye-hand coordination is decent because of it but outside of a skyrocketing achievement score I haven't really learned a new skill that has benifitted me or achieved anything meaningful. If you spend the time you play videogames doing something like taking up karate or learning to computer program or something you end up with a new skill. Regardless, we choose to spend our time this way and we enjoy what we do so it doesn't matter if someone doesn't agree with us.
The above post is me lol.
True, I actually really enjoyed XII. A lot of people really hate it which kind of baffles me but eh, to each their own.
Great article, I agree with most of your points. Cloud (Old Cloud not Advent Children emo Cloud) is one of my favorite characters, but I agree that Nomura needs a rest.
Two things that I want to point out, while I agree that choice is important in a video game and that armor customization would be awesome in Final Fantasy - I am getting tired of the Bioware conversation tree formula. In fact, I have begun specifically playing games like Tales of Vesperia because sometimes a linear story is great. Sure having conversation trees with your party members makes you care more about them and should be embraced but for the main story arc - sometimes I just want to be surprised.
Secondly, I'm not so hot on the ATB system. Sure they could add more animations for the same attack, but how many are they really going to add? Enough that I still don't wish I could skip past it in a 70+ hour game? Watching combat and clicking through menus just seems so passive to me. One of the greatest rpgs of this generation, Dragon Age Origins, nailed it perfectly where combat was still slow enough that you could appreciate the fight and yet involved enough that you were constantly switching tactics, fighting with different weapons and armor, and bringing different party members to compliment the situation.
I believe the South Park game is still in coming out basically on time. It got picked up immediately during the THQ sale.
Yeah I could agree with that score. Although, mine would be higher because since I really enjoyed the gameplay. Just started ZOE:2
