This week in video games #6: You know what, screw these dumb subtitles.
My brain has become a little fuzzy somehow over the past couple days, let's see if I can even remember what I did last week. This round will probably be pretty short. But there's a new game this week, which really shouldn't happen, but there you go anyway!
Final Fantasy Dissidia
I'm sure I played this...but it's probably been the same boring things so far. There probably won't be much to talk about here until I finally manage to beat it.
War of the Lions
Somehow managed to get past Wiegraf and Belius, and on past Elmdore and his stupid assassins on the roof. Ugh, so glad all that mess is over, seriously. So now I'm kind of trying to build up Rapha and Marach to something useful for some reason, since I can't bring myself to just let them sit around. I think I was just about to go do plot stuff again though.
Tales of Vesperia
I keep getting compelled to go grind for loot and synthesize things. It's kind of terrible, and tedious, and yet I cannot stop. But I finally managed to make it to Zaude, and plot things! The last thing I did was kick Yaegar's ass! I mentioned to my brother a while ago that I was looking forward to him dying. Not so much dying as not being around anymore. But when it actually happened I was kind of sad about it. I think I could have liked him as a character...if only it wasn't for that stupid, stupid, fake German accent. Seriously, "See you in the funny papers, liebschein"? HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
So I for reasons undisclosed was poking around the internet looking at Silent Hill screenshots, which kind of put me in the mood for one of those games. And we are borrowing a copy of Shattered Memories from someone, which we really should finish so we can give it back. Unfortunately since my brother keeps shutting himself in his room for Team Fortress 2 homework, it pretty much falls on me to play it. This is a terrible thing.
First of all, I'm not used to playing those kinds of games. I failed terribly whenever I tried to play the first Silent Hill on normal. Secondly, I'm a wuss. If I'm watching somebody else play I'm fine, but if I'm doing it myself I'm freaking out. And this game, by denying me the ability to protect myself, pretty much doesn't let me do anything but freak out. Which I suppose is successful in triggering that sort of emotional response in the player, but I'm not sure it's such a good thing. The thing is, in those sections where everything freezes over and there's horrible monsters chasing you and all you can do is RUN OH GOD RUN, there is always somewhere you are supposed to be running TO. And you're panicking so much you just run in circles and get disoriented and are completely unable to figure out where exactly that is. And you can't check your map, because if you do, monsters will EAT YOUR FACE. And the map is basically worthless anyway, since it only shows big blocks of buildings, and not halls and ways you can go, so all it gives is a general direction maybe except you have to take a convoluted route to get there. So, basically, it's scary, yes, but it's also frustrating and annoying.
Um, where I'm at in the game...I think Lisa just died and I ran in a panic through the mall. Or was it a little later? I think I'm supposed to be figuring out how to get to the lighthouse or something. I don't remember. But yeah...basically I'd like to see that played through a few times, but I really don't want to be the one to do it. Which is I guess too bad for me. Damn.
I don't think I played Tierkreis at all this week...I should really get back on that. I don't think I even remember what I was doing. Huh.
Final Fantasy Dissidia
I'm sure I played this...but it's probably been the same boring things so far. There probably won't be much to talk about here until I finally manage to beat it.
War of the Lions
Somehow managed to get past Wiegraf and Belius, and on past Elmdore and his stupid assassins on the roof. Ugh, so glad all that mess is over, seriously. So now I'm kind of trying to build up Rapha and Marach to something useful for some reason, since I can't bring myself to just let them sit around. I think I was just about to go do plot stuff again though.
Tales of Vesperia
I keep getting compelled to go grind for loot and synthesize things. It's kind of terrible, and tedious, and yet I cannot stop. But I finally managed to make it to Zaude, and plot things! The last thing I did was kick Yaegar's ass! I mentioned to my brother a while ago that I was looking forward to him dying. Not so much dying as not being around anymore. But when it actually happened I was kind of sad about it. I think I could have liked him as a character...if only it wasn't for that stupid, stupid, fake German accent. Seriously, "See you in the funny papers, liebschein"? HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
So I for reasons undisclosed was poking around the internet looking at Silent Hill screenshots, which kind of put me in the mood for one of those games. And we are borrowing a copy of Shattered Memories from someone, which we really should finish so we can give it back. Unfortunately since my brother keeps shutting himself in his room for Team Fortress 2 homework, it pretty much falls on me to play it. This is a terrible thing.
First of all, I'm not used to playing those kinds of games. I failed terribly whenever I tried to play the first Silent Hill on normal. Secondly, I'm a wuss. If I'm watching somebody else play I'm fine, but if I'm doing it myself I'm freaking out. And this game, by denying me the ability to protect myself, pretty much doesn't let me do anything but freak out. Which I suppose is successful in triggering that sort of emotional response in the player, but I'm not sure it's such a good thing. The thing is, in those sections where everything freezes over and there's horrible monsters chasing you and all you can do is RUN OH GOD RUN, there is always somewhere you are supposed to be running TO. And you're panicking so much you just run in circles and get disoriented and are completely unable to figure out where exactly that is. And you can't check your map, because if you do, monsters will EAT YOUR FACE. And the map is basically worthless anyway, since it only shows big blocks of buildings, and not halls and ways you can go, so all it gives is a general direction maybe except you have to take a convoluted route to get there. So, basically, it's scary, yes, but it's also frustrating and annoying.
Um, where I'm at in the game...I think Lisa just died and I ran in a panic through the mall. Or was it a little later? I think I'm supposed to be figuring out how to get to the lighthouse or something. I don't remember. But yeah...basically I'd like to see that played through a few times, but I really don't want to be the one to do it. Which is I guess too bad for me. Damn.
I don't think I played Tierkreis at all this week...I should really get back on that. I don't think I even remember what I was doing. Huh.