So, it’s more of a query than a blog, but i’ve hit something of a cross roads in my current gaming life. You spot, after putting it off for, oh, i do not know, the most effective component of a year, i ultimately decided to have a bash at Final Fantasy XIII-2. Now, I appreciate that Final Fantasy XIII and its sequel aren’t essentially the mostsome of the most beloved of games available in the market but i actually enjoyed both and besides, this is not about quality – it’s about my limited time vs my determination to succeed.

To paint an image of my current predicament; I’ve always enjoyed JRPGs, but have never been the largest fan of grinding. Be it Lost Odyssey, Final Fantasy VI or anything inbetween, I usually have an excellent gauge on what’s expected and the way many battles i’ll have to plough through in order that i will be able to actually finish the game…..or so i believed. After making relatively easy work of the majority of Final Fantasy XIII-2′s enemies, i used to be all but convinced that my moderately powerful team (moderate possibly a tad kind) was ready for the ultimate battle. It appears that i used to be wrong.

After making my way during the initial 3 parts of the general battle, i used to be feeling decidedly confident of attaining total victory. Then that last form rocked up. Despite taking up the right tactical approach (I even have checked online), it appears my team of mediocre journeymen simply aren’t as much as the duty. In point of fact, if i need to complete this game, I’m gonna should return and grind.

Now, portion of me desires to throw the sport out of the window and forget all about it; i have to within an inch of the finish line only to have an exceptional steel door slammed in my face. i am not going to position any longer time into this game, i have an excessive amount of occurring in my life, too many other games that need playing, let alone a marriage I could be planning for and a financial exam at the horizon………..Balls to it – I’m out!

But then there’s the opposite a part of me, the part that hates being beaten, that despises the idea of giving up on a game until I cross that virtual finish line. That a part of me insists that i’m going back, insists that I do the grinding essential to get the job done. It’s that little voice in my head reminding me that it’s there, sitting on my shelf, still unfinished……..Fuck it – i will do it!

Or am I? Oh, i do not bloody know.

I just can’t decide what to do. Decide to hours of repetitive grinding in order that i will be able to return and finish the job or delete the save file and just get on with my life……..what’s a boy to do?

Answers on a postcard.

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