Final Fantasy blahblahblah
SPN is officially renewed. Um... yeeee.
So I'm a longtime Final Fantasy fan. I don't talk about it much, but my whole family can probably tell you how much I would hog the television and stay up until all hours of the night playing FF games. Most hard-core gamers wouldn't consider me a "gamer," considering I pay more attention to the storyline and the characters than the gameplay, but I seriously love the FF series. A lot. I've played every single one except 6 (I know, I know, it's a classic. I'll do it eventually), and I've played 7 and 8 more times than I can count.
Unfortunately, I haven't really liked any of the FF games since 8. The story in 9 felt incredibly generic, and the gameplay itself was too easy (I beat the whole thing in about four days without dying once, which is ridiculous for the FF series). I really disliked the upgrade system in 10 (and Tidus, while I liked him at first, started annoying me about halfway through). I got frustrated with X-2 and didn't even finish it. I didn't play 11 because it was online only, and 12 bored the crap out of me and I had no interest in finishing it.
So I haven't beaten a FF game since X, and it's been over 10 years since I've really enjoyed any of the new FF games. :(
BUT! I'm really, really psyched for XIII. The characters and the story look awesome, and the gameplay is getting pretty positive reviews. I'm terrified I'm going to be disappointed again because I was also really excited for X, and that was getting near perfect reviews from a lot of people. On the other hand, I loved the storyline in X; I just didn't really like any of the characters except for Auron. Anyway, yeah: XIII is coming out in less than a month, and I've got high hopes, and I'm avoiding the spoilers coming out of Japan.
My interest in XIII made my love for 7 and 8 resurface, and I finally realized something weird - I think 8 is probably my favorite FF game. YES, I'M BIZARRE. Even though I think the storyline in 7 was better, I love every single character in 8 to pieces. Yes, even Rinoa.
But especially Seifer Almasy and Zell Dincht. SEE ICON! :D And gratuitous graphic!
♥
LOVE THEM. SO MUCH.
I'm a little sad that 8 was never as popular as 7 or 10. They've got no sequels, no side-games, and never will. I guess Seifer appears in Kingdom Hearts II, but that so doesn't count. On the up-side, 8 inspired shit-tons of ficcage, and I've been eating up slash fic about them in what little free time I've had over the past couple of days. I haven't read anything from FF8 fandom in a good six or seven years, and it's been oddly refreshing.
And I'm thinking I'm going to replay 8 again before 13 comes out, 'cuz I realized I've missed it. I miss Seifer's smart-ass remarks and Zell's stupid tattoo. :D
*whistles*
So I'm a longtime Final Fantasy fan. I don't talk about it much, but my whole family can probably tell you how much I would hog the television and stay up until all hours of the night playing FF games. Most hard-core gamers wouldn't consider me a "gamer," considering I pay more attention to the storyline and the characters than the gameplay, but I seriously love the FF series. A lot. I've played every single one except 6 (I know, I know, it's a classic. I'll do it eventually), and I've played 7 and 8 more times than I can count.
Unfortunately, I haven't really liked any of the FF games since 8. The story in 9 felt incredibly generic, and the gameplay itself was too easy (I beat the whole thing in about four days without dying once, which is ridiculous for the FF series). I really disliked the upgrade system in 10 (and Tidus, while I liked him at first, started annoying me about halfway through). I got frustrated with X-2 and didn't even finish it. I didn't play 11 because it was online only, and 12 bored the crap out of me and I had no interest in finishing it.
So I haven't beaten a FF game since X, and it's been over 10 years since I've really enjoyed any of the new FF games. :(
BUT! I'm really, really psyched for XIII. The characters and the story look awesome, and the gameplay is getting pretty positive reviews. I'm terrified I'm going to be disappointed again because I was also really excited for X, and that was getting near perfect reviews from a lot of people. On the other hand, I loved the storyline in X; I just didn't really like any of the characters except for Auron. Anyway, yeah: XIII is coming out in less than a month, and I've got high hopes, and I'm avoiding the spoilers coming out of Japan.
My interest in XIII made my love for 7 and 8 resurface, and I finally realized something weird - I think 8 is probably my favorite FF game. YES, I'M BIZARRE. Even though I think the storyline in 7 was better, I love every single character in 8 to pieces. Yes, even Rinoa.
But especially Seifer Almasy and Zell Dincht. SEE ICON! :D And gratuitous graphic!
♥
LOVE THEM. SO MUCH.
I'm a little sad that 8 was never as popular as 7 or 10. They've got no sequels, no side-games, and never will. I guess Seifer appears in Kingdom Hearts II, but that so doesn't count. On the up-side, 8 inspired shit-tons of ficcage, and I've been eating up slash fic about them in what little free time I've had over the past couple of days. I haven't read anything from FF8 fandom in a good six or seven years, and it's been oddly refreshing.
And I'm thinking I'm going to replay 8 again before 13 comes out, 'cuz I realized I've missed it. I miss Seifer's smart-ass remarks and Zell's stupid tattoo. :D
*whistles*