Hindsight
It's strange.
I knew right away when I turned off Persona 4 for the last time that this was a game that had changed me. I was consciously aware while playing Okami that it was spoiling me for all other games that would follow. I remember the moment that Portal went from being something fun to being something special.
I guess my point is, I can usually tell if games are doing something to me within a relatively short period of time of playing them. I finish games that I like, for one. I never stop thinking about games that I love.
It's been a little less than a month since I finished Earthbound. I liked the game well enough, I certainly have had a lot to say about it. But there was never a moment where I was thinking "this game is special to me" or "this game has changed the way that I think." It was just okay. But here we are, one month later. I've downloaded the soundtrack, I've praised the game to everyone I've talked to, I've played the sequel, I'm still talking about it.
Somehow, Earthbound snuck it's way onto my list of favorite games and I didn't even realize it.
I knew right away when I turned off Persona 4 for the last time that this was a game that had changed me. I was consciously aware while playing Okami that it was spoiling me for all other games that would follow. I remember the moment that Portal went from being something fun to being something special.
I guess my point is, I can usually tell if games are doing something to me within a relatively short period of time of playing them. I finish games that I like, for one. I never stop thinking about games that I love.
It's been a little less than a month since I finished Earthbound. I liked the game well enough, I certainly have had a lot to say about it. But there was never a moment where I was thinking "this game is special to me" or "this game has changed the way that I think." It was just okay. But here we are, one month later. I've downloaded the soundtrack, I've praised the game to everyone I've talked to, I've played the sequel, I'm still talking about it.
Somehow, Earthbound snuck it's way onto my list of favorite games and I didn't even realize it.