PixlBit

I need to check my Taito Legeds volumes on the PS2 to see if Grid Seeker is on there. I don't think it is, but I could be wrong. Looks interesting though.

Thank you for taking the time to read the review! I know time our time is at a premium these days and I try not to waste the reader's time. DQ 11 is hands down one of my favorites of the series. I originally purchased it on the PS4, but immediately double dipped for the S version when it came out on Switch. I still haven't completed it on the PS4 yet, but I hope to do so this year. Can't wait to star over again on DQ 11 S with that sweet orchestral soundtrack!

That's crazy....Star Ocean: Second Story was the first RPG I ever owned. As a teen, I begged my mom to buy the game for me when she was looking for me in our mall's Electronics Boutique (once again). I remember seeing an in-store video ad for it that mentioned that there were over 80 endings you could discover. I had to have it. And though she was somewhat reluctant, she actually purchased it for me since it had recently been marked down to $20 which was much easier to afford the the original MSRP.

This was a very important game for me because I was brand new to the dicovery of RPGs after a friend showed me the Final Fantasy VII demo about a year prior. Star Ocean was the first PlayStation RPG I could get my hands on and boy I did enjoy that game! That's why it's so ludicrious that I didn't purchase Valkyre Profile much soon than I did.

Valkyrie Profile is one of the RPGs that slipped under my radar, and I've always regretted not having purchased it. Part of the problem was that summer of 2000 was when I got my first job and it only paid peanuts. Of the six months I worked there, the only game I could affter was Crash Team Racing since it marked down to $20.

It wasn't until September 2002 that I got a better job where I could actually afford broaden my horizons. Prior to then, I know I saw Valkyrie Profile on the shelf at my local Electronics Boutique, but I was distracted by whatever I could trade-in or find for under $15. Also, around the time of its release, I had recently started getting into RPGs, since the ocean was too vast for me to narrow my focus and learn about VP at the time.

If I knew how good it was, I would have been alert to at least look for a used copy well before it became hard to find. It did eventually bite the bullet and snag a copy from eBay, but it ain't CIB. Had to take what I could get without taking out a loan.

I'll definitely check out your post about Fanal Fantasy! I apologize for the delayed response but I was out on some much needed time off from work last week.

That's what's great about having so much variety even among gamers who love the same genre of games. Although FF2 may not be every RPG lover's favorite, there's plenty of folk out there who enjoy it for competely valid reasons.

I like both Dragon Quest and FF series for different reasons. I like DQ for it's consistancy in story and battle system. As for Final Fantasy, I appreciate seeing how it's grown over the years leading up to FF VII, where I got formal introduction to the series. Playing the older ones now, I can see how gameplay elements I had taken for granted eventually made it's way to FF7 and beyond.

If I rememebr correctly, LOZ was the first one that I beat, but that was probably around 2003 on the Zelda Collector's Edition on Game Cube. Ocarina of Time was the 2nd Zelda game I completed. Man, such good memories, although it was also on the Collector's Edition and not the original N64. Still, it's about experiencing the game. That's what's important.

I really need to finish that game.

It's reassuring to hear that Twilight Princes and BotW are highly regarded by you. I'm playing through my back log of Zelda games I either never touched or never finished. Currently I'm on Link's Awakening. I may skip Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask since I completed both before.

I'm really itching to get to Twighlight Princes. I first purchased It on Wii, but never played it becuase I really didn't want use motion controls. So I ended up re-purchasing it on Wii U so I can use regular controls. Really looking forward to this.

I definitely want to finish Link's Awakening (although I know how it ends). I started it many years ago, but got stuck a little more than halfway through the game. I think the guide I was following was poorly written. But I found a better one on Zeldadungeon.net and recently started playing again. I love Zelda games.