After I'm done with the two games I'm currently playing, I'd really like to move on to something more relaxing. Of course, my selection is somewhat limited since I'm trying to restrict myself to only games that are in my backlog. Granted, there's about 30 of them so surely I can find something easy and relaxing to play. I enjoy New Mystery of the Emblem a lot but it is quite difficult and micro intensive. Vagrant Story is frustrating in different ways that I have discussed at length on this blog already. However, both of these games absolutely will be finished, most likely on my three-day weekend coming up on the 6th. After that though, I wonder what I could work on?
My original goal was to move on to the other PlayStation games still left to be finished and I might still do that. The only two remaining after Vagrant Story are Tales of Destiny and Front Mission 3. I don't recall Tales of Destiny being very challenging, but it is very grindy and time consuming. The series also tends to throw in a lot of mazelike dungeons and puzzles as well as a lot of pretty tedious dialogue. I'm sure I'll get to it, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for either. Front Mission 3 is reasonably difficult and requires a not inconsiderable amount of strategy--as well as a large amount of planning before missions. One of the main things I like about the series is the level of customization it gives you on your mechs. Finding just the right parts to upgrade your units is generally pretty rewarding, but it also takes a lot of preparation.
As I look through these games left unfinished, I'm running into a lot of similar themes. There's generally a pretty notable reason why I left off on them in the first place. Most of these games were frustrating enough in some way to cause me to lose interest. I couldn't accurately describe a single one of the games remaining as "easy." Vandal Hearts was definitely not a challenging game, but it's out of the way now. I still have plenty of time to think about this, but after a quick look at the selection, Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story seems like it be a decent choice to tackle next. Despite the surprising difficulty of Superstar Saga, I don't recall the third game in the series being quite as difficult--and I'm not altogether sure why I stopped playing it in the first place. I'm sure I'll figure that one out pretty quickly.
If I were to be perfectly honest with myself, I'd admit there are other games not on my list that I'd still like to finish--but to satisfy some obsessive tendency of mine I've chosen to tackle all of the games on this list first before attempting anything else. Whether or not I stick to this plan is certainly up in the air, but at the very least it gives me plenty to play for a long time and it forces me not to waste money on new games. The only exception I might make to this rule is if I have the opportunity to play a game with a friend, like I was doing a lot earlier this year. I wouldn't have played through Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3 if not for that. I'm planning on ordering a video card when I get paid on Friday. A friend of mine graciously gifted me a copy of Borderlands 2 on Steam so I'll definitely be investing some time into that once the card arrives.
Anyway--as much as it pains me to add another game to this unfinished list, it helps considerably that I feel pretty confident I'll finish it if I have someone to play co-op with. Also, once I have that card, I'll have a great excuse to finish up Torchlight II, which I haven't really played since my last card died. PS2 emulation will also be a lot more feasible, so I can pick up on games like Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga, and (in the distant future) Front Mission 5.
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