I figure it’s time for a quick update since I last wrote on the subject of video games. Firstly, due to events happening shortly after that post, I kind of stepped down my game playing a bit. I wanted to face things a bit head on and not just escape; plus I also didn’t want to ruin any game experience because of what happened. That being said, I began to get my mojo back over my trip back home, and I’m definitely getting fully back into it.
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Ok, so last week I was bemoaning the sudden influx of games coming up. And I know I was slightly worried about the high concentration of RPG’s. Well, things have changed. Some of the games have dropped off the radar, but new ones have sprung up. I figured I’d give some kind of update for the gamers who read this: Read more…
Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, RPGs, Video Games, XBox 360
So not all of my video game news was bad yesterday. While at lunch, we stopped by Best Buy and I was able to finally grab a copy of Katamari Damacy. I had played it briefly while visiting Pat at Princeton last year. I wanted te game, but even after getting my PS2, I couldn’t find it here in Boston.
Then I discovered it in Best Buy. I have only had it for one night, but it is truly awesome. I fully understand what people were going on about. And it was only 20 bucks (the original price). Seriously, the game is awesome. I’ve had the music for a while, but hearing it in game just makes it more fun.
Playstation 2, Video Games
So after years of being strong, I gave in and bought a Playstation 2. Mind you, I bought a used one, with a 60 dollar trade in for my XBox (original). Still, I bought one. What was my ultimate reason? I wanted to play Dragon Warrior 8. Seriously. With the summer video game lull in full affect (nothing interesting is coming out till the very end of July), I gave into my RPG cravings.
So what do I think of it so far? To be honest, I’m not totally impressed right now. It’s kind of sad, because I have high hopes. It’s just not totally sitting right. Mainly, I’m taking issue with what Sqaure-Enix feels is appropriate for difficulty in the game. There seems to be no correlation between the bosses and the random enemies. Right now, I see no reason for having bosses that are so much more powerful. I wouldn’t mind if I were further in the game, but I’m already finding myself doing more grinding than I want to be doing. At least in the first 6 hours of the game.
It is also possible I just haven’t played a J-RPG in a long time, but something just seems not as good with this one. *Shrugs* I guess I’ll figure it out as time goes along.
Playstation 2, RPGs, Video Games
