Niahak's Place

As I’ve mentioned, I beat Rogue Galaxy Sunday, and I beat the 100-floor postgame dungeon yesterday (it took nearly 6 hours).  I think I’m done with the game; I don’t have the patience to go through the Insector stuff right now.  Writing review soon and will probably post it here a bit after it’s published at vl.

I’m not the only one in the room to beat a game, though.  One roommate beat Earthbound yesterday, and another is nearing the end (if not there already) of Tales of Symphonia.   I was really glad I could lend the former Earthbound, as it is an excellent game and everyone should play it.  Too bad the sequel’s not coming over anytime soon, except through the usual fan translation channels.

Tales of Symphonia does deserve some special mention.  I have to admit, the game looks really fun; it improves on several aspects of Tales of Destiny 2  (or Tales of Eternia, if you prefer).  It’s in beautiful 3-d, stylized, has good characterization, solid action, good music and an enjoyable plot.  If I ever get a Gamecube or Wii, it’ll probably be one of the must-buy games.  But I don’t want to play it yet, since I’ve seen it played several times.  ToS, notably, also has 4-player co-operative gameplay.  I love that kind of stuff, and it would be ideal in a college setting… if it weren’t for the fact that gameplay is awkward at best for everyone who’s not first player.  If they fixed that, it could be a really fun co-op game.

I wonder if I can manage to beat Suikoden by the end of the week if I start it today.  I recall beating it in less than 14 hours the last time around, even getting all 108 characters.