Day Two Hundred Twenty-Nine:
I've discovered, in writing and in shmupping, that the thing that appeals to me most about a story is its lack of existence. I really liked imagining my own story for R-Type Final and Gradius V, and piecing together tidbits of Ikaruga to make a pretty neat whole... but to accidentally find an "official" backstory filling in all the hinted-at details for Ikaruga really kind of... hurt... what I found reads like fan-fiction and feels incredibly goofy for what I'd expected, and to think of it as official [which I'm in denial about, as it's a GameFAQs posting] means a lot of what I'd allowed myself to think is all a lie.
I believe I felt that disappointment strongest in Final Fantasy VII, especially given the mediocrity of the story compared to the length of time investment required to see it... Kingdom Hearts was the last game I played with such a huge story-to-gameplay ratio--and I played it at a huge detriment to myself [being severely motion-sick]--but even though I liked the story, it pains me to think of ever playing through it again.
This is perhaps the biggest change* in myself from when I was younger... I used to abhor action games due to always losing my progress every time I played it [that is, having to always start from the beginning], but now I really hate the idea of working for a movie through a game that isn't really as much of a game as it could be... The only things that I've consistently enjoyed throughout my life are puzzle games [Tetris] and puzzles [brain teasers, like Text Twist], because I can pick them up any time I like and always enjoy them.
*What about other changes, such as outlook on life and work habits, etc.? Actually, they haven't changed much at all. I'm still pretty agnostic with a Buddhist [if anything] leaning, I'm still pretty lazy about things I'm not wholly interested in [and even some I am], I have no particular motivation in life beyond the occasional "Oh, this would be neat" whimsy, and I'm still pretty uneducated about most of the world. Only on specific topics, like abortion and marriage, have I made similarly drastic changes, and opinions about single arbitrary topics aren't really as broad-sweeping and relevant as personal interests.
I'm pretty sure I've gone over this before, but it's a re-summarization... something like that. :p I've been feeling awfully redundant lately.
Just because I got paid [with mad overtime] and because I hate myself, I'm going to register Insaniquarium Deluxe now. Goddamn surprisingly addictive fish.
I believe I felt that disappointment strongest in Final Fantasy VII, especially given the mediocrity of the story compared to the length of time investment required to see it... Kingdom Hearts was the last game I played with such a huge story-to-gameplay ratio--and I played it at a huge detriment to myself [being severely motion-sick]--but even though I liked the story, it pains me to think of ever playing through it again.
This is perhaps the biggest change* in myself from when I was younger... I used to abhor action games due to always losing my progress every time I played it [that is, having to always start from the beginning], but now I really hate the idea of working for a movie through a game that isn't really as much of a game as it could be... The only things that I've consistently enjoyed throughout my life are puzzle games [Tetris] and puzzles [brain teasers, like Text Twist], because I can pick them up any time I like and always enjoy them.
*What about other changes, such as outlook on life and work habits, etc.? Actually, they haven't changed much at all. I'm still pretty agnostic with a Buddhist [if anything] leaning, I'm still pretty lazy about things I'm not wholly interested in [and even some I am], I have no particular motivation in life beyond the occasional "Oh, this would be neat" whimsy, and I'm still pretty uneducated about most of the world. Only on specific topics, like abortion and marriage, have I made similarly drastic changes, and opinions about single arbitrary topics aren't really as broad-sweeping and relevant as personal interests.
I'm pretty sure I've gone over this before, but it's a re-summarization... something like that. :p I've been feeling awfully redundant lately.
Just because I got paid [with mad overtime] and because I hate myself, I'm going to register Insaniquarium Deluxe now. Goddamn surprisingly addictive fish.