Video Games

Final fantasy is my current game of choice, I like games that give me nostalgia nowadays. It helps me think and feel like the grass was greener on the other side.

My favourite final fantasy is 5! I love the job system and the old super nintendo sprites are so cute too. Story is great too. I sometimes replay the old ones, i like nostalgic feel the games give too.  I like story based games. 

That’s the one I’m actually playing at the moment, haven’t played it before, each time I think it’s over it keeps on going! It’s a great game and very testing which isn’t a bad thing, I get a bit lost sometimes because instructions are not always clear but that’s part of fun. I refuse to use guides because I feel it takes away from the accomplishment and self exploration. 

That’s the one I’m actually playing at the moment, haven’t played it before, each time I think it’s over it keeps on going! It’s a great game and very testing which isn’t a bad thing, I get a bit lost sometimes because instructions are not always clear but that’s part of fun. I refuse to use guides because I feel it takes away from the accomplishment and self exploration. 

I think number 3 was the first one I played back on the SNES. The story and music were charming and the simple yet addictive levelling up pulled me right into it and made it much more immersive than other titles. You are right about the special way of defeating certain enemies, just when you think you have a really strong party a boss will come along and wipe you out in a few moves which teaches you to not get too ahead of yourself and instead become fluent in every attack style to match the enemy’s weaknesses. The nostalgia for these games is a big part of the fun for them nowadays, these worlds with their own lore and histories. Perhaps fantasy and escape are the prime reasons for gaming. 

I agree with you there, the best way to experience any game is to play and explore it. My only gripe at times is when a game throws something at you and there is a special way to end it without actually knowing about it. I mean when i was younger there was another final fantasy game i loved, it was 9. And there was a fight with a giant tree and if you used fire on it, it would completely murder your party. 

I think in the end i saw somewhere you could kill it instantly with a phoenix down which made sense as it was an undead creature, so now when i play the old series i try that theory and shockingly it works a lot of the time..... 

I really enjoy the music to 5. If you ever get the chance i'd strongly recommend trying 9. It's a great game and the ending has a lot of deep meaning to it which made me sad the first time i played it.