Video Game Roundup

Final Fantasy 7

Still playing the original. Beat Disk 1 and am most of the way through disk 2! I think I’ll pause here and wait for a bit until we’re closer to FF7 Revelation’s release.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Mainlining this right now, it’s really fun though quite the endurance test. It’s so big - almost too big, but I can understand why it was designed like that. It’s made to be something to play until the next game comes out, which means it’s broad, replayable, and it’s hitting really hard.

Going deep with this one - trying to finish all the world intel and do as much side content as I can before finishing it. I’m not really sure why beyond it being fun! Like I can see how people don’t like this, and ofc the reactionaries will never be happy with anything, but this is a really well constructed game. A well constructed game for sickos, but still - well constructed. It’s also what you would want a AAA game to look like in the mid-2020’s as well - think of the pressure from fall guys, fortnite, and plenty of other games that all have smaller modes inside them.

Pokemon Gen 1 Recomp

Playing Pokemon Red through this project, and I’m almost done with it! What a triumph this project is - with mod support and better integrated QoL features, this is what these games need to bring their legacy forward. I’ve been waiting for something like this for a while, I’ve realized, and I couldn’t be happier playing these classics again.

Gonna beat Gen 1 and then take a break before diving into Gen 2.

Beat it! Rolled credits with a team in the mid-40’s. Nice. I beat it with:

• Mageneton
• Vaporeon
• Venusaur
• Sandslash
• Alakazam
• Magmar

FFXIV

Playing on my PS4. It’s actually a great time from the PS4, and I’m enjoying myself. Weirdly, I’ve never felt like I’ve gotten enough out of my PS4 in the eight years I’ve had it (YIKES). It’s mostly sat there for Bloodborne and some other smaller games. It does have FFXII The Zodiac Age on it, though. That might be where I play that game.