The urge to play another game

[Etheos]

I've been playing all the FF games this year, in chronological order, one per month. Not factoring in XI/XIV (since I already play them on an on-going basis as is), so I'm on XII this month. I played that a lot today

Nice idea Justice. Good way to brush up on lore. So how did it feel to watch the Alexander/Bahamut scene from IX again!? Wish he would have made an appearance last night!

[JusticeReborn]

Nice idea Justice. Good way to brush up on lore. So how did it feel to watch the Alexander/Bahamut scene from IX again!? Wish he would have made an appearance last night!

Funny thing is, when I first played IX when it came out (I've played all of these, and only had not beaten III and V), I didn't really dig it. I found it to be way too weird a game. Now, years and many RPGs later (including the preceding 8 titles in the series), it was my favorite. But then I played X, and (aside from the voice acting), I forgot how much I had loved that title as well.

XII I recalled virtually nothing of, so it's nice to get into it. I'm enjoying it, but IX and X are still my favs.

VII over VIII anyday as well. I didn't like VIII, thought maybe I'd feel differently with this replay. Nope.

Conversely, I had not enjoyed V when I first played it (PS1 Origins title), which is why I'd never beaten it. However, this time around, I enjoyed it a lot as a very traditional-style RPG FF title.

Dreading next month when I have to play what was (IMO) the worst of the series, XIII.

Come January of 2013, having just finished XIII, I'll probably play its sequel, then play FFX-2 to bring back some FFX love (never beat that one, either).

With all these FF titles each month -- plus catching Distant Worlds for the first time ever this past March -- it's been a fun year!