So I'm going to blog about what I'm really excited about. I got a new video game! It's called Persona 3. It's an interesting game that my friend got me into, although I'd watched him play Persona 4 instead. It's really unlike any game I've played before since it has an odd mixture of genres; it's both a dungeon-crawler and a social RPG. Basically, you have to fight your way through the top of some tower at night, supposing you aren't too “tired.” During the day, you're supposed to raise your social standing with others, because that increases the power of your spells in the dungeon. It's really fun so far, although I ended up dying because I got the game mechanics messed up and couldn't find an exit. Huge bummer.
Sadly, I won't be playing Persona for awhile, mostly due to finals and such. I also need to finish Xenosaga 3 first. Xenosaga 3 is basically the perfect game. Although the first one was absolutely fantastic, the second was just dreary and annoying to play through. The third perfected everything that was wrong with the others. Xenosaga is an interesting game, the likes of which I hope to see similar games in coming years. It's mostly a science fiction mix of Nietzsche philosophy (the title of each game is derived from one of his works) and theories of physics from Stephen Hawking. You mix the fantastic sci-fi writing with some cheesy anime-style writing, and you get the script of the game. I rather enjoy games that pull of themes like that, like Eternal Sonata. Eternal Sonata is an odd game that focuses on the music and death of Chopin in a fantasy RPG setting. You can even get little clips that give the details of his life. I have yet to play through it, but I watched my friend play that one for awhile.
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