Some video game plans

Day 401

Time to start writing. I'm getting into this habit of spending several hours after work watching streams on Twitch.tv, posting on a message board, and spending time in an IRC channel. This is similar to the kind of thing I used to do several years ago and I can't say I'm sad I've reverted to these patterns. However, it is taking somewhat of a toll on my progress on the Backlog Eradication Marathon. I'm still determined to hit 25 games this year too, even if that means I tackle a few shorter games closer to the end. I've definitely got my eye on Monkey Island 2 and Torchlight 2, neither of which should take more than a couple of days to complete.

But first, I've gotta finish Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Lufia II is an optional completion for me at this point because regardless of what happens, I need something to play at work. I know I can easily move right on to Dragon Quest III afterward though, so maybe I'll try to rush through the rest of it after I finish Innocent Sin. I can't imagine that Lufia II features much more than 20 hours of gameplay, though its immediate predecessor was surprisingly lengthy. Lufia II seems to be a much better game in general, so maybe the developers chose not to pad the playtime.

Playing through Innocent Sin has of course put the thought of playing Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in mind. I'd always hoped I could play the PSP version, but Atlus chose not to localize it for North America. This is really disheartening. I can only hope that the fan translation community elects to resolve this grave injustice--but I can understand why it wouldn't be made a priority, considering an officially localized version already exists on the PlayStation. Unfortunately, that particular translation respects the terms and mistranslations from the original North American release of Revelations: Persona, a horrifyingly botched 90s localization. I've heard that Eternal Punishment's translation is at the very least superior to it, but not as good as the much newer PSP version of Innocent Sin.

It's not something I should probably worry about right now. I would of course like to play it eventually, but I'm still pretty committed to working through my backlog. There are a number of sequels I skipped that I would like to go back to someday, including Front Mission 2 and Tales of Eternia. There's also the matter of the entire remaining Dragon Quest series that I'd rather not consider. That is a lot of potential playtime.