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Wow. Zero comments on the last post. That hasn't happened in a while -- I usually get at least one per post. Guess no one that visits my site has anything to say about Final Fantasy Tactics, though I'm not really surprised. It's an older game, and it doesn't seem to be as much of a mainstream title as the main Final Fantasy series. But oh well; I'm enjoying the game, which is all I care about.
Shifting ... what, six years? ... forward in Square's history to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, I'll most likely see a friend today whom I've lent my copy of FFTA to. When I talked to him a week ago he said he was up to the second crystal, I think it was, so I'm wondering how he's progressed through the game since then. As I mentioned in the FFTA thread on OtakuBoards, I'm interested in how he'll play the game; specifically, how much his style will differ from mine.
And yes, I'm actually very interested in this. If you look back through the FFTA thread, and the number of posts I have in there compared to other people, you might notice I have a slight obsession with the game. So getting to see a different way to play the game will be fun for me, and my friend gets to actually play the game -- which he said he's having a lot of fun with -- so it's a win-win situation. Aren't I generous?
And shifting forward yet again to present game releases (or near future at any rate), the more I look at the upcoming fall/winter releases, the more unsure I become of which game(s) I want to purchase next. From a rough, off the top of my head estimate, I think I should be able to afford two games before Christmas (I want to have a good amount of money left for Christmas presents, as I'm tired of giving people cheap gifts, and I'm also trying to save money for next generation consoles), but two is so few compared to the number of games that I want. Which, of course, brings up the problem of "what do I want to get first?" After Christmas and then my brithday in early January, I'll most likely have a decent amount of money to spend on my most wanted games that I didn't pick up before Christmas, so I'll probably get most of what I want sooner or later.... It's just deciding on what to get for that "sooner" part that's hard.
The plan up to this point has been to get Metroid Prime 2 Echoes (GCN) and Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (GBA), but games like Tales of Symphonia, Pikmin 2, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (all for the GCN) make me doubt that plan. Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is pretty much set in stone, as I've been craving more Metroid action ever since playing Super Metroid again, but it's the second choice that's giving me trouble. I mean, I'll have just played through two RPGs -- Skies of Arcadia Legends and Final Fantasy Tactics -- and I'm not sure I'll want another long RPG so soon. That's where Pikmin 2 is looking good as a second choice, since I really enjoyed the first game and I've heard there's nothing but improvements in the sequel. But then again, neither Tales of Symphonia or Paper Mario are your standard turn-based RPG, since they both involve a good amount of action in combat (especially in the case of ToS).
Quite the dilemma, eh? But whatever -- I don't have to worry about making a decision until I'm done with Final Fantasy Tactics, so I think I'll go refill my coffee mug, listen to the Pokémon theme, and end this post.
I want to be the very best...
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