Pictured at right is for the PlayStation2 console, to be released October 31. Let me explain.
When I was younger, my older brother had a copy of for Super Nintendo.1 I watched him play it for a while and decided to start my own game and was hooked instantly. I logged nearly 50 hours in the game, making sure I uncovered every secret, found every weapon, and defeated every boss. I think I actually played the game twice through. What I didn't know was I had taken the initial step in becoming a Final Fantasy junkie.
In 1997 the next installment in the series, Final Fantasy VII2, was released for the original PlayStation console. I pre-ordered the game from a game store in the local mall and received a FFVII t-shirt featuring the main character, (and his ), on the front for doing so. I don't know when I lost that shirt, but it was a sad day. I have such fond memories of this game; I easily logged more than 100 hours. Myself and many others contend to this day that Final Fantasy VII is the greatest game ever made. I mean, I actually cried when died.
Fast forward. I played Final Fantasy and 3 for the original PlayStation and for PlayStation2. I could say much about every one of these wonderful games, but I won't. Final Fantasy XI was an online-only game, and because I didn't want to pay the monthly fee, I never bought it.
And here we are. The soon-to-be-released is the first "regular" game in the series to be released since 2001. I sold my PS2 a while ago, but I have already told my brother that I'll be taking his for a month or three to log some serious hours in this secret obsession of mine.
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nerd.
On the weekends…right? :)
FF=path to heaven. Kidding of course. Very good title, has proven itself over and over. Thanks Squaresoft. LAter
umm…”slow dancing in a burning room” has become my absolute favorite song in the last week. obviously you’ll be playing it for me next time i see you. at the rate we meet, that will be in another year….