Last week saw me plodding a bit through Fallout 3, a good amount of Final Fantasy 2 and of course Street Fighter 4.
I’m starting to feel a bit “smoother” in SF4. Nothing special and still lots of losses. But something clicked on one level and a lot of the frustration has subsided. I’ve definitely gotten a better handle on Sakura and now I just need to actually start tying things together to keep my wins up. Alas, it is taking longer and longer for me to get matches in Championship Mode. And I still do stupid things while playing.
Final Fantasy 2 is just good fun. I’ve got a bunch of screen shots showing my stat progression day by day. Well, just HP/MP but it’s something. Weird how some characters can take a lot of damage but gain no HP. A bit frustrating, but if you travel to one of the later towns early on after acquiring some quick cash, you can get some good equipment to help the game go smoother. It’s fun to play something old again.
Fallout 3 is, well, Oblivion only a bit less terrible. Sometimes I get an itch to play a game I know I won’t completely like. I can’t figure out why this happens but if I fight it for too long I end up caving in anyway. Anyway, I always find myself picking up an open ended RPG and wandering around and eventually getting bored. If I raise any complaints I always get the “Do the main story” bit, but if I wanted to follow the main story, I’d play a game that does that route well. These games just don’t.
I’ve often wondered if it is too much freedom causing my distaste for the games. This sounds weird but oddly right at the same time. I’ll muse on it and write up something later.
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