07-25-2011, 01:52 AM
Didn't we have a topic like this already, Guilty Gaming Pleasures or something to that effect? I suppose that was probably awhile ago.
Kingdom Hearts: The plot and titles get more ridiculous with every game, but the gameplay and how they change it up with basically every title is very enjoyable. Also playing through your favorite Disney IPs is really great. I wish Nomura would stop playing favorites with the Final Fantasy characters, though. FF VI/XII characters and Gilgamesh boss battle, tia.
Animal Crossing: Enjoyable in a "why is this fun oh wait it's because I'm addicted to collecting things" kind of way. Don't really like the "rolling world" terrain style of the newer titles, but I guess you can't really see the sky otherwise. The 3DS entry looks pretty nice.
The problem with Animal Crossing games is that they don't really keep you interested for long periods of time, which works against the fact that things like certain bugs or fish can only be caught certain times of year. In some cases you could stop playing the game for just a month, miss a bug or fish, and have to wait an entire year in real life (if you're playing by the rules) before you have another chance at it. Except that you'll get bored of it by then yet again, and forget that your only chance is that one month, again.
Not to mention the fact that the game punishes you for not playing it. That's really going to draw me into playing again, Animal Crossing, pulling a ton of weeds, having all my flowers die, and having my villagers move away.
A good way to work around the second point would be some sort of vacation system, especially considering you apparently act as mayor in the 3DS title. Say you can choose between maybe, a week, a month, or 3 months of vacation by picking up your phone and contacting a travel agency. Your villagers are notified of your absence and prepare to take care of the town while you're gone, leaving you free to take a break from the game without it kicking your ass later. If you load your file before or at the end of the vacation, you return to find your town looking like it did when you left, as well as bringing back some souvenir items from your "trip." (Perhaps you get more items the closer to the end you wait?) Wait any later and your town begins to deteriorate from that point on, like in the old games, and you also don't get any fancy items when you get back! Or maybe just hire a damn gardener, I don't know.
Just an idea. I really hate pulling weeds, can't you tell? Haha.
Kingdom Hearts: The plot and titles get more ridiculous with every game, but the gameplay and how they change it up with basically every title is very enjoyable. Also playing through your favorite Disney IPs is really great. I wish Nomura would stop playing favorites with the Final Fantasy characters, though. FF VI/XII characters and Gilgamesh boss battle, tia.
Animal Crossing: Enjoyable in a "why is this fun oh wait it's because I'm addicted to collecting things" kind of way. Don't really like the "rolling world" terrain style of the newer titles, but I guess you can't really see the sky otherwise. The 3DS entry looks pretty nice.
The problem with Animal Crossing games is that they don't really keep you interested for long periods of time, which works against the fact that things like certain bugs or fish can only be caught certain times of year. In some cases you could stop playing the game for just a month, miss a bug or fish, and have to wait an entire year in real life (if you're playing by the rules) before you have another chance at it. Except that you'll get bored of it by then yet again, and forget that your only chance is that one month, again.
Not to mention the fact that the game punishes you for not playing it. That's really going to draw me into playing again, Animal Crossing, pulling a ton of weeds, having all my flowers die, and having my villagers move away.
A good way to work around the second point would be some sort of vacation system, especially considering you apparently act as mayor in the 3DS title. Say you can choose between maybe, a week, a month, or 3 months of vacation by picking up your phone and contacting a travel agency. Your villagers are notified of your absence and prepare to take care of the town while you're gone, leaving you free to take a break from the game without it kicking your ass later. If you load your file before or at the end of the vacation, you return to find your town looking like it did when you left, as well as bringing back some souvenir items from your "trip." (Perhaps you get more items the closer to the end you wait?) Wait any later and your town begins to deteriorate from that point on, like in the old games, and you also don't get any fancy items when you get back! Or maybe just hire a damn gardener, I don't know.
Just an idea. I really hate pulling weeds, can't you tell? Haha.
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