It has been quite some time since I have updated this blog. There is a good reason too, I have been a little more busy than usual. Also there are some things I guess I would like to rant about other than games. And I find it wierd to rant say about my career on a video game site. Seriously I think that should be done on a regular blog spot. And instead of having a separate site for each part of my life I decided to create a WordPress blog to take the brunt of my rants. I will post a link when I get things in order.

I am out!

Now for a small rant. Now I am excited about Final Fantasy XIII, and now even more so that I don't have to purchase a $300.00 machine to play one game. I like my 360, and it has done me well over the years I have owned it. But that isn't the point. The point is I look at the forums and people are so narrow minded or just such fan boys that it's annoying. Now some say this game will fail others think it will be one of the greatest. Then someone has to go and say "Well, when they remake FFVII it will totally own all other FF!" Then some wise*** decides to reply with FFX was loads better ect. Now I personally did not like FFVII. I couldn't get into the story or the game play. That doesn't mean it is a bad game, just not a game for me. As for a remake I believe that SE said there are no plans to do that. But of course everyone is skeptical. I personally enjoyed FFVI the most. It really sucked me into the story and I actually had fun with the game, which I believe that is what games are designed to do.

What worries me now is the fact that outside of the FF series SE has released two games that received very average reviews. Infinite Undiscovery, and Last Remnant. Now I have not played LR yet so I will only give a middle man comment on that. But my brother and I sat down to play IU and well, it's not fun in my eyes. I found myself frustrated with it more than anything else. And to go on my brother played LR and he promptly returned it. So I am not sure if it's getting such a negative rap because we are comparing it to the FF series or we are just too critical about them. I just hope that SE does FFXIII justice and releases a solid game that is actually fun to play.

SE has yet to release any actually game play footage of FFXIII; it all seems very pre-rendered movies. Yes there was a scene with some menus and commands, but that is easily just inserted into a movie as well. SE put pre-rendered video in the FFVII commercials and touted that as game play at one point. So it is not too farfetched that they would try to pull a quick one on us to get us excited about the new FF. I hope this year they actually show us a demo or game play of the game soon. I am tired of companies announcing a series or game in 2002 and getting it all hyped then release it in 2008 and wonder why no one noticed. Ok that was an extreme example, but it get the point across.

This is my take on that. Random and make no sense. I hope to get this whole article thing down soon so it reads better. Until next time!

-Out

Wow it has been almost a month since I have blogged. And I left saying things will change and I will not rant as much. Well looking back on that I decided to do a little of both. I really enjoy giving my view on games I've played, even if they tend to whine a lot. Either way I will continue with my gaming updates as well as give a few personal opinions on things I find.

First, updates on my gaming life. I have continued to play FFXI still and have hung up my mage robes and taken up the melee armour. I have gotten Warrior to 29 so far and have enjoyed it a lot. I am currently working on Paladin now because I enjoy the tank jobs. But a part of me still loves being the support for a party. I kind of want to take my Bard back up and hammer on that. Well that or my Summoner. Now not to sound like a baby or anything, but Bard does not seem to be useful in the CoP missions. Now I could totally be wrong here and feel like a fool for it later on, when that happens I will cop to it and admit I was wrong. End of story. Now looking back I may just sell all of my equipment and pick Red Mage back up. Eh, I don't know what I'll do I will eventually figure it out.

Now I have picked up some other games that are probably more exciting than FFXI. Last I said I had Fallout 3. I play only a short time, it didn't really keep my attention as well as I thought it would. But then again I was working hardcore on Oblivion and may have burned myself out on that style of play. So I may pick it back up again.

I got Tomb Raider: Underworld and I must say I am having a blast with it. This is probably the most fun I have had with a TR game in a long time. It is more of a puzzle solving type game than the action combat that was in the previous. I do appreciate it. I tend to take my games slowly so I am not that far in, but I find it more enjoyable to play and not as frustrating. I also received Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for Christmas. I always thought that GH was a silly game. I never really showed interest in it. But I have to admit it is addictively fun, yet frustrating. But it's the type of frustrating of the eight bit era. You know the "I know I can beat" this type frustration.

I gave up on looking for a co-op partner for Gears of War. I posted and asked for help on X360a site and have not gotten any replies so I let my Gold account expire and traded it in since no one was down with it. I did however pick up Gears 2. That is fun, and it seems a little easier than the previous one. I hear that is why most people don't like it. It's either you never played the 1st gears or your sucked at it is why you like 2. I can admit to both. Ha! Oh well I am going to have a friend over and we will probably co-op it locally just for kicks. I will write with how that went.

I will post more in a few about how I feel as promised so that there is not such a wall of text. Until next time, enjoy your games!

-OUT