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i have reached the climax of the 56 hours i have dedicated to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. all that remains is the final boss, and its just devastating. i never thought i would actually finish it, or even come close really...in fact i didnt think id ever really get close to the end just because im so slow.
the fact that i have reached the end raises a few questions. first of all, where did i come up with 56 hours to dedicate to sitting on my ass and guiding Link from the Ordon Village all the way to Hyrule Castle? we will never know. but more importantly, i have personally never finished a video game before. i usually lose interest for various reasons...the game isnt that interesting, i get stuck, i just stop caring in general, etc. i spent much of the summer dedicated to parts one and two of the Super Nintendo Donkey Kong Country games. but i never finished either of them. before winter break i spent disturbing amounts of time playing Mario Golf...that got old quickly because i was so bad at it. then there was Diddy Kong Racing, which i have tried SO many times but just CANT win the trophy races. one of my most infamous and time consuming attempts was Super Mario 64, which took over my life from the beginning of november all the way to winter break. i can explain this one though; i left for winter break with the game incomplete, and returned in january with a Wii and Zelda. yeah, sorry n64, i love you...but Wii took over for a little bit.
so, what is different about this game that means i actually will finish it? is the fact that it held my attention reason enough to deem it my favorite video game ever? quite possibly. unfortunately i believe a more accurate statement is to say that it was fairly easy. i actually found that the game was hardest in the middle-ish parts, and got quite easy in the end. i did the last three, maybe four temples in one sitting each, and those stints really werent THAT long. i am certainly not complaining about the possibility of this game being considered easy, because i have failed miserably at so called "easy" games before; it certainly would not demerit my accomplishment.
i am feeling very accomplished, although its true, i have not ACTUALLY finished it yet. the truth of the matter is that this game has been a very key part of my life for the last month and a half, and now that it will soon be gone, i have nothing to do but wait for Super Mario Galaxy (last 2007 release, those bastards). homework productivity has the potential to go up, but im sure another addiction will surface to hold me back...and thank god for that.
the fact that i have reached the end raises a few questions. first of all, where did i come up with 56 hours to dedicate to sitting on my ass and guiding Link from the Ordon Village all the way to Hyrule Castle? we will never know. but more importantly, i have personally never finished a video game before. i usually lose interest for various reasons...the game isnt that interesting, i get stuck, i just stop caring in general, etc. i spent much of the summer dedicated to parts one and two of the Super Nintendo Donkey Kong Country games. but i never finished either of them. before winter break i spent disturbing amounts of time playing Mario Golf...that got old quickly because i was so bad at it. then there was Diddy Kong Racing, which i have tried SO many times but just CANT win the trophy races. one of my most infamous and time consuming attempts was Super Mario 64, which took over my life from the beginning of november all the way to winter break. i can explain this one though; i left for winter break with the game incomplete, and returned in january with a Wii and Zelda. yeah, sorry n64, i love you...but Wii took over for a little bit.
so, what is different about this game that means i actually will finish it? is the fact that it held my attention reason enough to deem it my favorite video game ever? quite possibly. unfortunately i believe a more accurate statement is to say that it was fairly easy. i actually found that the game was hardest in the middle-ish parts, and got quite easy in the end. i did the last three, maybe four temples in one sitting each, and those stints really werent THAT long. i am certainly not complaining about the possibility of this game being considered easy, because i have failed miserably at so called "easy" games before; it certainly would not demerit my accomplishment.
i am feeling very accomplished, although its true, i have not ACTUALLY finished it yet. the truth of the matter is that this game has been a very key part of my life for the last month and a half, and now that it will soon be gone, i have nothing to do but wait for Super Mario Galaxy (last 2007 release, those bastards). homework productivity has the potential to go up, but im sure another addiction will surface to hold me back...and thank god for that.