This is it! The last one. The game to end all games! The one that sits on a throne make from the cracked jewel-cases and tattered manuals of it's enemies. The king of all games!
Well, I guess so anyway.
I won't bore you with a long post on this. This game has come up already so many times, it's really no surprise. My favorite game of all time is:
Yep, big shock, I'm sure. This is, by far, the game I love to play the most. The depth and enjoyment I get out of each playthrough is amazing. I love that every time I pick it up, I learn something new about it. I love that I can switch things up and it becomes a new experience. And I love that no matter how many times I pop it in, I always walk away fulfilled. Having done end game only once isn't a slight to the game. I just have so much fun on the way to the end. I love tweaking teams and trying new classes or combinations. I love messing about to make teams either challenges to play, or overpowered beasts that storm maps with Judge Dredd prejudice. This is a game that I've owned since launch (or a month afterwards) and still find new things to love every time I play. It is, in my opinion, one of the best games created.
Nearly done! Today (and, spoiler, tomorrow) we talk about games that are the tip-top of the gaming mountain. The games that get played multiple times. The games that, no matter what, are always enjoyable.
Since this is falling on Christmas, it's going up on the 24th just so I don't have to remember to upload it tomorrow.
Best gameplay is the theme of the day. Horrid gameplay can ruin any experience. Hell, I will put up with some wonky mechanics if everything else captures my attention (I'm looking at you, Kane & Lynch 2), but if the gameplay is tight, I'm going to love it.
This one was surprisingly easy. It has to go to Final Fantasy XIII. I dislike the game, personally. I don't like playing it, but I gave it the old college try anyhow. And I was rewarded with some amazingly beautiful scenes, interesting characters and a well-defined world. Cocoon and Pulse are great locations and have many vistas and sites that are meticulously rendered in fine detail. The scenes are made using the in-game engine, so everything looks the same between the gameplay and the cinemas. I loved what I saw and my jaw was on the floor often with how pretty it all was. Take a look at some of the videos below to get an idea of how gorgeous this game is. These videos might be SPOILERS if you haven't played yet.
The opening movie
Lake Bresha, right after it all hits the fan
Snow's fireworks scene with Serah
As you can see, it's pretty. So very pretty.
And, to beat a dead horse (doing that a lot over the next few entries), I love the new cinemas in the PSP Final Fantasy: Tactics - War of the Lions. These add a lot, though they assume you left the main character's name as Ramza. I love hearing the voices and the style is superb! Also, sorta SPOILERS for the early stuff.
I'm going to sound like I'm beating a dead horse here. I'll try to keep the synopses spoiler-free, but some small ones may sneak through. Be warned, there may be SMALL SPOILERS ahead.
Day 16 - A Video Game Setting You Wish You Lived In
Ahh, life on good ol' Earth. It's not bad, all things considered. But, what if we could go to someplace more fantastic? Someplace that has different day-to-day challenges? Someplace that's so different from our own that our lives would be completely different? This is what video games do (or should do): they offer a chance to live another life in a fantastical setting. No spoilers today (that I know of)!
I had a bit of a pause with this one. RPGs of nearly any flavor I enjoy. Recently, I have sampled the delights of Western RPGs (WRPGs). I began Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the first time earlier this week. Heck, I even had a bit of fun with Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, bugs and all. But most of these seem more like Action games than RPGs, and the big ones (Fallout, Elder Scolls) are really difficult for me to enjoy because I get caught up in exploring the world and not doing quests. Then I die. I die a lot. And it's usually after I've not saved for over an hour or two. WRPGs are fun, but not my favorites.
