Final Fantasy 13

Its another Friday and time for an all gamer all nighter....and....it gets better....I have chocolate left over from Easter to keep the happy buzz going while I kill things....

Except.

My usual glee and giddiness is being sucked from my body by Final Fantasy 13. UNLUCKY !#%$#^% 13!!!!!!!! WTF!?!

Vague in my memory is the silly giggles that emitted from my own self when I played Enchanted Arms. Was it just me that found it a comical, fun little under-rated game. Were my expectations too high for FF13? Beauty, character chemistry, story....what a sappy happy little twat I was when I discovered what the Easter Bunny had brought me and my 360.

I dunno. It started out pretty good. I dragged the hubby up into my gaming den to watch the opening. (He is after all the Easter Bunnister who supports my habit, er, hobby) I subject him to this sort of behaviour periodically and for the most part he finds it cute and surrenders and even enjoys it. He isn't a gamer but anything that excites me is considered good in his books. But....then he left and I hunkered down for the seriousness of gaming and....something happened. There was this dude with an itty bitty chick stuck in his afro and I didn't think it was cutesy or funny, I was confused. (How many little chick-poops does he have in his hair from that bird? - see I get bored and my mind strays - its creepy shit)

There was this suffer type dude who wore a touque so...maybe he is a snowboard dude and that explains why his name is Snow but...he lives at the beach in Bodhum and that means he is a surfer dude....doesn't it? I am confused and I am bored so I start fretting over all this insignificant crap. This is a teen game, I can't read too much into it, can't read too much out of it, it'll cause my brain to overload and never lead to any logical conclusions. Okay. But, this teen game is bad so far. Enchanted Arms was Teen rated.

There are other characters. The girl who acts like she is 12 but has the tits of a 16 year old...so...maybe she is just immature for her age...or....maybe well-matured for her age. There is the girl who is full of angst over being a "Guardian" soldier but couldn't protect her own sister - who makes you wonder what kind of total basket nutballs they are allowing into military services but....its just a game, just a game, just a game.

There is this boy...he could be 10, he could be 12, he could be 14 but....God help me....I didn't blame one of the characters when she left him behind. And dammitt why are his feet so friggin' big. You can tell how much this game engages me when it wanders loosely. Zilch.

Battle is boring.  I am mashing the button simply because I am so bored and have to do something. The few instances I lost a character and had to "retry"...I was almost glad they bought it because they deserved it because as fights go they all SUCK and banging my head on the wall wouldn't be as painful as the constant boring battles. But I can't quit it either. It has to get better doesn't it? I sell off stuff, upgrade stuff, fight stuff....I miss good games. I have been sneaking off and replaying Fallout 3 on the side. I've lost my purity for starting a game, sticking to a game until it is finally over. The great journey. The great anticipation of a Friday marathon and loving it. Fallout 3 is my piece on the side, I am a whore, going through my game library whenever the boredom becomes more than I can bear.

I passed up Red Dead Redemption for this? What the hell was I thinking?

I can pet my cat and battle in Final Fantasy...and WIN! I can unwrap a foil wrapped egg (you know how tight those suckers are) with one hand and my teeth while switching up Paradims and battling...and winning. I can even read a book, put on my makeup, put a barrette in my hair, change from monkey (work) clothes to my pjs all while battling and winning. This could be the new game within the game...finding out all the things that I can do while defeating the enemy in FF13. I am thinking I could vaccum the dust bunnies out from behind the TV and still win...the challenge to keep my mind focused might be to discover all the other challenges I can set for myself while still playing, winning and advancing in the game.

Buuuuuut.....it has to get better, it just has to...so...I am going to keep going. I have a mission. I will finish this game. Somewhere there could be a surprise, I could start to care, start to engage, start to enjoy. Gamers love to suffer....just....not like this....we love to sweat and bleed for good games. So, I am going to keep going and I am going to finish it.  

I may be as pissed as a wet cat who has fallen into the toilet by then.

Will let you know.

I asked on the Forum..nay, I begged someone to tell me that it WOULD get better...if they say no? OMG

When is Alan Wake coming out? :)