I have an exam for german today that I’m completely unprepared for…wheeeee!!!
I also have a presentation on friday that I’m not finished writing yet…
So I’m trying to decide whether I want an xbox 360 or not. I’m kinda thinking about asking for it for christmas, but really, what would I play? I’m probably about as casual a gamer as they come, I like rpg’s and that’s about it. The only games out now that look worth playing are assassin’s creed (and yes, I am aware of all the negative reviews, but I say nuts to them, it looks cool to me) bioshock, and metal gear solid 4. I’ve never really been into the whole Halo idea; I don’t play it very well, so it’s not much fun to play with other people, especially when they’re THAT GUY…(thank you, Yahtzee, for coining a term for the loser who spends all his free time in single player mode so he can whoop his friends asses when he plays them later.) And I refuse to become THAT GUY, so that game’s pretty much out. I’ve always thought the rock band/guitar hero phenomenon to be stupid…seriously, learn to play a real instrument. (Actually I’m probably just bitter because I’ve been playing piano for some 11 or 12 years now and the guitar off and on for about that and I still can’t manage to press a stupid button and strum that stupid plastic guitar on beat…) And then there’s Final Fantasy XIII…I still can’t believe square enix gave up their pride and joy to microsoft…oh wait, maybe that’s because there hasn’t been a good final fantasy game since VIII…
Ok, maybe I’m biased. I started with VIII, went to VII, then played tactics and chronicles, and I liked them. They were challenging, the characters were likable, the story was complex and interesting. And then I tried IX…maybe I just didn’t give it a fair chance, but I didn’t like it. I got through the entire first disk without enjoying myself once. And then X happened. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good story, and I’ve played through it about 3 or 4 times; but that’s just it. I’ve been able to play it all the way through that many times because it’s EASY. It took me a year and a half to beat VIII (that’s with doing about every side quest), and a year to beat VII (with most of the sidequests). X took me about 6 months, tops, and again, that was with most of the sidequests completed. I never played XI or XII; I’ve never been one for online play, and XII just looked like a joke. I played X-2 all the way through once (don’t ask me why) and at just about every minigame I contemplated gouging my eyes out with a rusty nail. I played Dirge of Cerberus, and the only reason I liked it is because it was Vincent…any other Final Fantasy character and I would have been shouting at the screen to just let me play the damn game already and quit with all the annoying cutscenes. I played Crisis Core and was, again, severely disappointed to find a game completely lacking in complexity, and it didn’t even have a decent story…Zack’s character was so unlikeable I found myself wondering when he would just die already, since I knew it would happen eventually. And that’s nothing compared to the hollow soulless characters of Angeal and Genesis. And so, I find myself wondering if XIII is going to be worth spending between 200 and 400 dollars (depending on whether I buy a 360 or PS3.) The way I’m leaning now is to wait for it to come out, and see what reviews say (although I had heard good reviews for crisis core…clearly the reviewers’ brains had been removed before trying the game and replaced with lemon pudding.) Maybe by then the PS3 won’t be worth half of me…
Oh well, I think the reason I’ve been so secluded lately is because between work, classes, and homework I haven’t really had any ME time lately, so whenever I get the chance to breathe I just want to knit or read or watch tv or play piano or listen to music and stare at the wall…hey, a girl needs her vegging time!
