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surasshu · 08:14 PM

I've mentioned this one before, but: .hack// INFECTION. I haven't played the other ones but I'm sure they're just as good. Maybe better, it's not like this one's perfect or anything, haha.

I never would've thought that this was anything but a really bloody Godawful idea. It's just nuts--a MMORPG that's not online and that's spread out over 4 separate games? Okay so the art is stylish and being offline allows it to have some story, but isn't it just a fancy grind in the end? With nothing to show for it? That's... Silly!

But I played it at a friend and I was somehow impressed with what I saw. I had to get it for myself, and I'm really glad I did. From the voice acting everywhere in the game (which I thought was just amazing!) to the engaging crazy anime-style storyline and great art/style, and even the combat, everything about this game just really spoke to me. I loved the little touches (the smileys! The overly-serious roleplayers! The emails!), I loved the music, and most of all I just grew to love the whole premise of the game.

Really unexpected and really awesome. Definitely one of my all-time favorite RPG games.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

surasshu · Local time: Mar 28, 2008, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dhsu

FF XII

That reminds me! I didn't expect this to be great but after being badgered by someone to play it for a while, I caved--and it was a lot more sheer fun than I'd ever thought possible. Sure there were flaws--the predictable story, the phoned-in soundtrack, the wildly swinging difficulty--but I really actually had FUN just running around fighting stuff. The combat system was awesome, as were those charts where you "buy" your characters new skills.

Of course, I never did finish the game because I rushed through the earlier parts, and then got stuck at a fight that you can't back out of at a ridiculously low level. Hmf.

But still, I really had a lot of fun and I'd actually recommend it to RPG fans now.

There's nowhere I can't reach.