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A weekly post updated every Tuesday detailing my current gaming projects. I have quite a backlog of games to either play or watch, and I’m hoping a weekly article will assist with my progress as my other accountable posts have done with reading and writing.
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Title: Journey
Genre: Adventure, Art
Developer: Thatgamecompany
Original Platforms: PlayStation 3
Original Release Date: March 13, 2012
Current Platform: PlayStation 4
Current Platform Release Date: July 21, 2015
Date Purchased: January 21, 2017
Date Started: February 11, 2017

No progress on this one this week. I decided to start another game by thatgamecompany (discussed below), but I”ll probably play more of this tomorrow (Wednesday).
Title: Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Series: Final Fantasy
Genre: RPG – Fantasy
Developer: Square/Tose (GBA)
Original Platform: NES
Original Release Date: December 18, 1987
Current Platform: Gameboy Advance
Current Platform Release Date: July 29, 2004
Date Started: November 20, 2016

Nope again. I just can’t seem to find time to fit this into the rotation.
Title: Final Fantasy IV
Series: Final Fantasy
Genre: RPG – Fantasy
Developer: Square
Original Platform: SNES
Original Release Date: July 19, 1991
Current Platform: Game Boy Advance
Current Platform Release Date: December 12, 2005
Date Started: October 24. 2016

Yes! I finished the Tower of Zot and am currently in Baron with the Magma Stone in my possession. My next stop is Agart and the underground.
Title: World of Final Fantasy
Series: Final Fantasy
Genre: RPG – Fantasy
Developer: Square Enix
Platform(s): PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Date Bought: October 21, 2016
Date Started: November 5, 2016
Date Finished(?): February 19, 2017

So I’ve seen the real and official ending credits, but there’s still more game to go. I don’t think this is too spoilery, since I”m not giving any story elements away, but after you complete the second (real) ending, three new gates appear in the Girl’s Tearoom. They’re optional dungeons with a boss fight at the end of them, and that boss fight is the “dark” versions of the Shiva, Ramuh, and Ifrit mirages. All of them. You fight a stacked version of “dark” Shiva, Mishiva, and Babliz; Ramuh, Zaphyr, and Zapt; and Ifrit, Affrite, and Fritt. You can only catch the the littlest mirage in each stack (receiving mementos for the other ones), and the largest mirage will restack immediately if toppled once their turn comes back up. Of course there’s a trick to it lol. I’ve managed to catch dark Bablizz or Brrblizz so far, and I’m going to go after at least Joult (dark Zapt) tomorrow.
Since I’ve seen the (actual) credits, I think I can count this as a finish, but I’ll put another date once I finish off all the extras and have every single mirage. This could also be my way of putting off writing a review lol, which I’m actually looking forward to doing.
Title: fLOw
Genre: Life Simulation
Developer: Thatgamecompany & SuperVillain Studios
Platform(s): Adobe Flash, PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Date Bought: November 12, 2016
Date Started: February 20, 2017
Date Finished: February 20, 2017
I decided to give this game a whirl yesterday, and it’s not really my cup of tea. I think the main reason is my utterly horrible sense of direction. You have to guide your little creature by turning the controller this way and that, and I’m not good at that. I believe it’s the same controls in Journey, but I’m better able to navigate that more two dimensional plane. So in terms of TSN’s playing of fLOw, I’ve gone with it, and I’m done. I’m not going to rate or review it, because it’s mostly my bad sense of direction that stymied my playing efforts, and it’s not fair to judge a game because of my foibles.
I do count this as a “complete” for my Four in February since I am done playing it, and with WOFF done (at least technically), I’ve finished two with seven days left to go.
Games Currently Watching
Title: Ys: The Vanished Omens
Series: Ys
Genre: Action RPG – Fantasy
Developer: Nihon Falcon
Original Platform: Multiple
Original Release Date: June 21, 1987
Let’s Player: Hungry Goriya
Date Started: February 13, 2017
Whenever the next update is, I’ll be watching. The field music is so epic, and I’m enjoying the experience of different RPGs and alternative battle systems.
Title: Mass Effect III
Series: Mass Effect
Genre: Action RPG – Sci-Fi
Developer: BioWare
Original Platform(s): Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3
Original Release Date: March 6, 2012
Let’s Player: Olizandri
Date Started: January 23, 2017
The next episode is going to contain Wrex, so I’m excited about that.
I’m also going to need to start watching an LP of the first ME again, because AmbiGaming is now playing it. You can check out her Let’s Play here 🙂
When I start watching it, I’ll include it in my Watch list, but I wanted to provide the info so that you all can beat me to it hehe.
Games Added to Playlist: 5
My “drug dealer” strikes again, and he’s not sorry. He admitted it in the comments! I don’t remember what post, but he knows who he is! But I’m not sorry either. I want to broaden my JRPG and RPG horizons, and the best way to do that is to play non-Final Fantasy JRPGs. Now FF is always going to be my favorite (we all already know that), but I do love me some sweet compare/contrasts, and I’ve never been one to complain about experiencing new stories (though you will hear me constantly bitch about not having enough time).
- Blue Dragon
- Lost Odyssey
- Magna Carta: Tears of Blood
- Infinite Discovery
- Tales of Vesperia
I already have Tales of Berseria on my list, but Vesperia was suggested, too, so why not. All the RPGs!
What are you currently playing and/or watching? Is it something new or old? Is it a first time run or a replay? What’s the genre? Would you recommend it? What’s on your radar to play next?
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