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Getting into video games again

posted by Jeff | Friday, November 7, 2003, 11:46 PM | comments: 3
Back in 2001 when I last lost my day job, we ran out an bought an X-Box and Gamecube (this was shortly after they were released). We wouldn't buy a PS2 until a year later, but the point is that we've got all three consoles.

So this time around, we haven't bought many games other than Dance Dance Revolution in the past year, so all of the great games are now bargain priced around $20 or so. We snagged Final Fantasy X because I'm familiar with previous games from back in the day, and I knew it would take some time to play. Got it "free" on exchange from some CD's we sold, duplicates since we got married.

I also picked up Kingdom Hearts for $20, because the idea of Disney and Final Fantasy characters in the same game seemed just fucked up enough to be interesting. It had good reviews when it first came out as well, so why not? Played for about an hour so far, and so far I like it.

Steph also picked up the Enter The Matrix shooter for the PC. It's supposed to fit into the story line, so that should make it cool. What sucked about it though is that she fucked around with it for an hour just to install the fucking game. It had a patch to download, and then when she started it, the gamma and brightness were too low so you couldn't see anything. The best part? The settings for them are outside of the game itself, with arbitrary numbers, so you have to set it, then back out of the game if they're not right. Nice job, Atari!

So in any case, it's kind of fun to play some games again. There are so many I'd like to still pickup... Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime and Fusion (yeah, we have a Gameboy Advance SP too), Outlaw Volleyball, Simpsons Hit & Run, and maybe even Tony Hawk 4 now that it's a bargain title, just to see what the big fucking deal is.

Yes, there are some advantages to being unemployed (if I can call myself that... I do still have some income). Life ain't bad at all.

Comments

rollison

November 8, 2003, 9:48 PM # I'm a big square nut, specifically for Final Fantasy of course. You're going to love FFX. And then you've got FF X-2 to look forward to. The first time Square has ever made a direct sequel to a Final Fantasy game ;)

As for Kingdom Hearts, I absolutely fell in love with that game. While it's true that Disney characters are involved, Square does an EXCELLENT job of not getting too "kiddie" with the storyline. You'll love it.

Jeff

November 9, 2003, 12:46 AM # After playing a couple of hours, I'm impressed that they cast the original animation voices for most of the characters. It just impresses the hell out of me that they agreed to it. I saw some previews for the sequel on TechTV's X-Play, and that's where I got turned on to the game. The show's host hates these quasi-RPG's but loves this game. I can see why. First time I've enjoyed a video game this much (DDR aside) since I finished Munch's Oddysee two years ago.

astrosgp

November 15, 2003, 6:35 AM # I was "out of it" from video games for a couple years until this summer when I saw Gamecube on sale for $149 with a free game (Zelda: The Wind Waker) and bought that. I was a big N64 fan, but pretty much ignored the rollout of Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube. I'm so into all these awesome new-to-me games that I'm buying them faster than I can play them. I must have 20 Gamecube games, having yet to finish any of them. I've already pre-ordered the new MarioKart along with Mario and Luigi for my new GameBoy SP, mostly so I could get the Zelda Collector's Edition, containing both NES and both N64 Zelda Games. I also bought both Tony Hawk 4 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 last week since they were $10.00 at Wal-mart. Metroid Prime and Fusion go great together; I've almost beaten Fusion for GameBoy, which will unlock the original NES Metroid on Gamecube. Perhaps I should just stop buying and play the ones I have? Nah..

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