It's like Christmas, but in July. Also you have you buy your own presents.

[slimequest]

There are far too many good games coming out this summer for me to keep up with. It doesn't help that I keep discovering awesome older PS1 games that I never played and then snuggling up with my PSP to experience them.

Right now I'm juggling:

Paper Mario (Virtual Console) - My first N64 VC purchase! I always wanted to go back and play this game but eventually the cart itself became too expensive for its own good. It's very Super Mario RPG, which is of course a good thing.

I'm in the Dry Dry (Dry?) Desert. It's fun and upbeat so far, so it's a nice easygoing gaming experience.

Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (PSP) - Take a classic which has already been improved and tweaked several times before, and add a nice coat of widescreen paint and another dungeon. Yes, it's essentially a pointless remake, but it's so sexy that it's worth it. Plus I'm a sucker for this game, if it was released for Speak 'n Spell I'd buy it yet again.

After doing the bonus dungeons and the bonus BONUS dungeon, I just have to fill out a bit of the bestiary and I'm done. Then I have to play through the game again to unlock everything :D

GrimGrimoire (PS2) - A *gasp* CONSOLE RTS GAME?!?!?!?!?! Yeah. But it works. Plus it's essentially like playing Odin Sphere but with different gameplay. And you get cats who can put enemies to sleep and dragons who step on enemies, but they can be put to sleep by kitties. A vicious cycle.

I'm on day three, #2. My GG crew knows what this means~

Okami (PS2) - OH GOD WILL I JUST SIT DOWN AND FINISH THIS GAME ALREADY~ Yeah I got this on my birthday (December) and I still haven't beaten it. It's really, really good, but I've been slacking. Ammy No-Bath demands justice~

I'm in Sinnoh the great icy north area now. I think I've done most of the sidequests up until this point which might explain why I'm taking so long.

Odin Sphere (PS2) - Yeah it's pretty and it's pretty cool. krile kind of stole it and has been playing it herself so I've had this on the back burner for the time being.

I'm in Cornelius' chapters now, aka "Play as some Bunny guy and get it over with so you can be the cooler characters later"


Aaaand coming out soon/already out which I want to get:

Persona 3 (PS2), Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (PSP), Riviera: The Promised Land (PSP), Final Fantasy II (PSP)

I'm not even including some of the other games I'm not playing but need to beat/haven't even played yet like Wild Arms Alter Code: F, Wild Arms 3, Dark Cloud 2, that big box of Growlanser games that Working Designs brought out.... oh god I'm never going to catch up am I ;_;

Things were so much easier when I had nothing else to play but Final Fantasy VI so I played it over and over again and maxed out everyone's levels and magic and stuff.

Comments

[krile.livejournal.com]

You forgot to mention Rune Factory. ;-;

Also I'll bet you never beat the GBA version of Riviera on purpose because you somehow knew there'd be a PSP version that would be better and you'd play that instead not to mention you still need to play Yggdra Union too.

Nope, never gonna catch up. :D

[slimequest.livejournal.com]

Well, Rune Factory is more of your kind of game, so I didn't list it. But I'll probably play it myself eventually.

I purposefully didn't list GBA games because I would cry forever if I counted up how many I still need to beat XD;

And yes a little blue bird told me that there would be a PSP version of Riviera so I stopped playing the GBA version. I'm also holding off on Final Fantasy V just in case they make a DS remake of that, too :o

[crystalcattail.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling, although my list isn't as long as yours. Sometimes I feel pressured to finally start a game, and I worry because it feels like a chore.

that big box of Growlanser games that Working Designs brought out
What is it called? I'm a big Growlanser fan (although I've only been able to play II and III), and don't think I ever saw this!

[slimequest.livejournal.com]

I think those are what were included in Growlanser: Generations, but I say "big box" because I got the deluxe version with all the goodies inside xD

On the one hand gaming should never feel like a chore or obligation, but on the other hand, if you push yourself to get into a game or pick it back up again you can oftentimes end up enjoying something you might not otherwise have experienced.

[crystalcattail.livejournal.com]

I got so excited for a minute there XD But I'm glad I didn't miss any games.

That's definitely true! Several games that started out that way ended up becoming my closest favorites :)