Yeah, the base plot was nothing exceptional, but I really enjoyed the mix of top quality graphics, voice acting, pacing and general presentation. There are plenty of games that excel in a couple of those areas, but, to me, not many that successfully pull them all together. "Story immersion" is a good phrase to describe what I'm talking about, I guess. Final Fantasy has always done a really good job with that, and it's the primary reason I'm such a fan of the series. I find it difficult to get emotionally involved in most video games; the voice actors are completely unnatural, the animations are off, the story is a translation of something that MIGHT make sense in its original language, etc. Final Fantasy, though, comes close to the level of production quality that you find in movies, and I really like that.



Heh, thanks, but that's actually not the case. She likes to watch some of the games I play, but, I kid you not, the only video games she will play are Banjo Kazooie, and Gex. There's an N64 in the middle of my entertainment center just for those two games. I guess it's a serious case of nostalgia or something. I actually bought her Banjo Tooie at one point; she played it for about ten minutes before going back to the original. She just likes knowing how to do everything and doesn't want to figure out something new, I guess. Anyway, I'm working on that.