video games

While Ratchet and Clank kept me entertained at the very beginning, Final Fantasy has taken over dramatically since. I dislike the plainess of everyday life (mine, at least) and thus, I opted search for adventure elsewhere- Spira, Ivalice are only a few of the fascinating worlds I've discovered.

After watching Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, the corresponding game which unfortunately could not be found in my local game shop (it sounds like one of those deer hunting places, but I'm referring to a video game store), I went on to read about the other, more recent Final Fantasys such as X and XII. I spoiled their stories along the way, but that didn't stop me from wanting the play the games.

Nearly 5 years after it's initial release, I purchased Final Fantasy X and had a great time playing it. I suppose now it gave me a bit of trouble at first because the battle system was completely different from Ratchet and Clank's, because strategy, not reflexes were key in this game. Nevertheless, Final Fantasy X had a very admirable heroine, Yuna, some great support characters (Auron, Rikku...), beautiful graphics, a rather strange villan (Seymour) and a weird-looking final boss. I disliked Tidus, the breaking glass when a battle started and the victory theme that played everytime, but overall, this was a wonderful introduction to the world of Final Fantasy.

A year later, my parents bought me Final Fantasy XII.

And no words can describe the sheer beauty of this game, so I'm not going to try.

But I do feel a need to mention Larsa here, because he's a huge portion what made Final Fantasy XII so epic (plus, he's featured on my current layout; now what does that tell you?)