Cobwebs all over the blog and other news.

Well.

I've certainly failed at maintaining something resembling upkeep.

Hopefully, that will change at some point in the near future.

My own horrible schedule-keeping capabilities aside, as far as news in my universe, I am currently undertaking a challenge to beat all 14 main line Final Fantasy games before the fifteenth game is finally released and consumes my soul. As of right now, I've currently beaten 1-3, 7 and 13, and am in the middle of 4 and 14. I suppose the easiest way to ensure that I gain a semblance of maintenance is to post along as I make progress.

Let's keep hope that I can make it happen, eh?

Oh. And for the sake of keeping in theme with the blog, some super quick reviews of the series so far!

And I mean super quick.

Games measured on a 1-10 scale.

FFI:

Super-basic and bare bones, but a fun experience during travel. Takes joy in giving you no idea where to go next. Kinda makes me feel like a kid again.

6/10

FF2:

Just as basic and bare bones as far as combat is concerned, but with a far more valiant attempt at making a story. Level up system is cause for fury, but game is easily made fun when you discover that pretty much everything in the game short of a few enemies and the last boss can be defeated via liberal use of Teleport.

6/10

FF3:

Backslides a bit in the story department into more basic territory, but is more fun than the other two in takes place in a more enjoyable world. Evokes the feeling of wanting to be a hero as a child. Plus, I'm always down for class switching.

7/10

FFVII:

I love this game. The world easily creates a sense of immersion, and the characters are beyond enjoyable. Graphics haven't aged well by any means, but when playing it on my PSP, I find it easy to ignore that.

8/10

FFXIII:

I feel like this game had serious potential that just got wasted. The battle system is quite fun once you finally have the ability to toy with it as you want, and switch party members as you want. And the world is beautiful, if a bit generic at times. The game itself is linear as fuck, and I find myself totally unable to care about any of the characters, or even the game's prominent story issues until nearly the last chapter.

4/10


And I suppose that's that for now.

Yep.