Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2

With the time I've had waiting for Phase 4 of Final Fantasy XIV the itch to play a Final Fantasy title was there and I decided to play the Final Fantasy XII and XII-2 since i never got through them. In the past I had started XII but really didn't enjoy the first few hours and decided with all the hate around the game i wouldn't go any further in but this month I decided to give it another shot. To say the least I was pleasantly surprised. The combat system that i had originally thought was bland and stupid really impressed me later on when i really started seeing all the option I really had. Now that being said ya you could get through the game without really utilizing the system to its full extent which I think was it's down fall. There were characters I like and some i didn't but then again at the beginning of the game i disliked snow greatly now I rather enjoy him. Overall the game definitely was not as bad as the haters made it seem to be and once being in that group myself i can say that  I feel pretty stupid now. So with XIII under my belt I ventured into XIII-2 . XIII-2 was great short but i liked that about it it didn't overstay its welcome which i think going back to previous Final Fantasy titles that happened often. Now that I can look at it without being biased, the direction square has taken actually pleases me. I no longer want to spend 80+ hours in a single player rpg like I use to I just want some fun side quest a cool story to eat up 30 hours of my time without it being a chore or a grind and Final Fantasy XIII-2  did that and presented in an appealing way with it not feeling like a lack of content I even found my self playing the dlc battles I had enjoyed it so much. Well I guess to summarize I urge people to take another look at the XIII series without the view of new is bad and this isn't Final Fantasy 6 or 7 so it's bad. Look at the games for what they are and you never know you just may end up enjoying them. I know i did and am excited for Lightning Returns.

"Lightning... It Flashes Bright, Then Fades Away. It Can't Protect. It Only Destroys."

Final Fantasy XIV ARR

It been awhile since my last entry but with Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn coming out and with  my growing excitement I figured I would make an entry. Final Fantasy XIV ARR launches august 27th and I will be playing a lot probably too much to be honest. The Game is shaping up to be a solid title unlike its predecessor version 1.0 which was horrible but i wont get into that. I was in phase 3 of the beta and couldn't believe how different the game was from my initial expectation. I felt right at home in Eorzea and it brought back a flood of nostalgia. The interface was fluid and easy to navigate. Job system was really well done.(I will be going Paladin) Overall I can see the care they put into making ARR the game that Final Fantasy XIV should have been with its initial launch. The amount of fan service from enemies to allies such as Cid, Biggs and Wedge was great I have been excited for an mmorpg since Final Fantasy XI launch. Now I play WoW and Aion from time to time but i have dropped those titles for XIV. This is the game I been waiting for to get me really back to the mmo genre. Hope to see you all in Eorzea.