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12 Hours Into Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Japanese role-playing games, specifically the ones with turn-based combat used to not appeal to me. I found the turn based combat to be tedious and usually the games require grinding, which just means a lot more of the combat I hated. As I have grown older, I have become more open to trying things I may not have liked before, so I eventually decided to play Persona 3 Portable to see what all the hubbub was about. That game now ranks as one of my all time favorites, along with the even more excellent Persona 4 Golden. Recently, I decided to go backwards and give Persona 2: Innocent Sin a shot. Continue reading 12 Hours Into Persona 2: Innocent Sin

How Final Fantasy VII Ruined JRPGs For Me

I still remember the year I wrote off JRPGs completely and the game that caused it. It was 1997 and I was 11 at the time. I had gotten a PlayStation a few months ago for Christmas and at that time I was playing Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and other PlayStation classics. I also remember playing a lot of that demo disk that came with the system. Continue reading How Final Fantasy VII Ruined JRPGs For Me