It has been a while since I posted a blog, since I have been very busy. To be honest, I cannot really choose a topic for a blog, and as such I have put them on the back burner. I have decided to write about things that interest me, and these things may well bore you, but that is fine, as you do not have to read this.
Ever since I first discovered video games at the age of eight with super mario 64, I have enjoyed playing them. They allowed me to experience things that other people have thought up, and created. Eventually I found japanese role playing games, or jrpgs. I found the battle system of such games, and the unique leveling sytems, to be quite interesting. In this genre there were games like Final Fantasy (which is a catastrophe these days, i cannot recommend anything after X) and my favorite, Chrono Trigger.
Of course, it wasn't long before i had beaten all the jrpgs I could find, and discovered the metroid series. I spent many hours on all of them, as there were many areas to explore in these games. I especially enjoyed the power up system where, in order to advance to the next area, one had to find the correct ability. They were almost never easy to find. Castlevania is similar to metroid, so I tried those games as well, and enjoyed them more, as there was usually a richer story to them. But I eventually beat all of these and moved on to a different genre. (BTW, do not play any castlevania games that aren't on a handheld device, as they are horrible. Also, do not play the 3ds one as it is even more so.)
Of course there are widely known titles that i have played( anything from LoZ and a lot of the pokemon titles, as well as smash bros.) but there are a few games that were great that are not popular, such as glory of heracles. This game had an intriguing story, and a unique customization sytem I have not found in any other game, as well as truly challenging bosses. Most of these bosses one shot the whole party( until I figured out how to switch rows). This title is for the ds.
Currently, I am playing tactical rpgs, namely, the new fire emblem games. I am waiting for quite a few things to come out this year (bravely second, the eight generation pokemon games, and the new legend of zelda game.)
Oh, yeah, what happened to Final Fantasy? We were living on the high of awesome narratives with immersive environments, amazing characters, and great game play. I didn't play the MMO XI, but I was shocked when XII received positive reviews. It was dismal. It lacked all the character. And I wanted my turn-based play back!
ReplyDeleteChrono Trigger, quite possibly the greatest game, is one everyone should play. If I had the ability, I would require students to play that game in order to understand narrative. Yes, I would require video-game playing (I taught an entire class that did just that actually).
I let my mom play Fire Emblem first because she is its biggest fan, I swear. So I haven't played either of the new ones yet, but when summer hits. Yes.
So you've got the gaming+outdoors love too? It makes a great balance, yeah?
It's true. As someone who has a love for video games and also independently develops video games myself they are a spectacular way to share the dreams, inspirations, and images inside your head that you would express in any other art form. I think video games have such a negative stigma behind them because they are thought to be either "childish" or "violent" in today's world. What a lot of people don't truly realize is the fact that video game development is just another type of art, no different than that of painting, drawing, movie producing, acting, etc. However with video games, I feel, you get to experience this artistic form in a different way than you can in any other form. Personal interaction, yes in a movie you interact but in video games the lineage of how the game runs is truly in your hands. Do you want to be a mage, then be a mage; this is entirely in your hands. Where it goes from day 1 is up to you. Even if the story is outlined strictly that does not mean you have to follow that. You could spend your time killing mobs of monsters instead of questing. Video games are a way for us to explore the minds of others while exploring the minds of our own that I don't think a lot of people understand nor get the ability to experience. Also have you tried the Korean PC game Blade and Soul? Awesome.
ReplyDeleteAll of these games are awesome man, if you love tactical and strategic games you should look at smite. Its got all of the things you talked about and it is one of top 5 played games on twitch right now.
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