The Beginning of an Addiction

I thought the first thing I should share with you, is what began my affinity toward video games...Final Fantasy. I had been playing video games since as far back as I can remember. I first played Super Mario Bros. and Duck hunt. However, I was a child of the 90's, where the Sega Genesis, and it's mascot, Sonic, ruled all. Sure those games were fun, and what kid didn't play them? But that's not what really makes you a "gamer." I played video games here and there over the years, until I tried my first RPG on the PS1, Threads of Fate. I liked the idea of an intricate story and the menu-based fighting (call me a wimp lol). But that game didn't get me hooked. I then tried Chrono Cross. Which I liked even more. The game had a very intense story, and many interesting characters. But there wasn't much depth to the characters because there were just too many of them. By that time, I knew I liked the genre, but I still hadn't found that perfect game.

Finally, when I was around 12 years-old, I tried the holy grail of RPGs: Final Fantasy. My first game in the series was Final Fantasy VII. Nothing could describe how I felt the first time I played that game. The intense situation it sticks you in right at the beginning of the game. Everything was absorbing, from the music, to the complex story with twists and turns, to the deep character developement, even the graphics, which are atroshious now, were outstanding when the game came out. This game had everything I was looking for. After my exhilerating experience with VII I decided to try VIII. That game captured me even more! Squall and Rinoa are still my favorite characters and couple to this day. From that point on I was hooked.

In honor of my favorite series, I'm going to start a section of my blog where I will write a review for each of the games from my own point-of-view, a girl's point-of-view. Most reviews for video games that you see out there are based on a man's point-of-view. That's fine and well, but even tomboys are still girls at heart. I think it would be good to look at certain things in a girl's point-of-view as well.