Grandia III November 30, 2007
Posted by caldi-chan in : Gaming, NaNo, parents , add a commentI had the chance to play Grandia III today. At first the graphics jarred me, because it looked a little rough in comparison to some of the other 3D cgi games I’ve played in the past.
However, after a while I got the hang of it.
I started really playing it at around 7pm give or take. It was just something to do, to take a break away from NaNo. I needed a breather and what better way then to play a video game.
Low and behold, when I finally put the controller down it was three am.
It’s not often a game will keep me drawn into the fundementals of the story for that many hours straight of game play. However when one does, I’m left feeling that the game is well worth the cash I plunked down.
Also given my picky tastes in the gaming realm, games usually have to sell themselves real good in order for me to like them. It’s not that I’m an elietist or anything, it’s just I know what I like.
You could reccomend to me, a game like Tabula Rasa and I’ll tell you flat out I’m not interested. Hell I’m not even a very big fan of the infamous RE - that’s Resident Evil- series or even the Silent Hill games.
When picking a game, I have to think of story element, game dynamics, and the fact that Tia nine times out of ten will in fact be up and watching me play. As a concerned parent who takes gaming seriously, I’m not about to play a game like King of Fighters infront of my young impresionable child.
Grandia III however, has the same elements of other Grandia games that I’ve grown to love, so that was an expectation that went with the deal. They story seeems to be good so far, and Tia seems to really be empathetic towards Miranda, Yuki’s mother. Who looks young enough to be his sister, but that’s besides the point.
There seems to be a lot of story elements, which when you think of it, actually makes the game shorter then expected, however there seems to be a lot of stuff to keep me occupied for the next few days, given time and commitments.
Overall, I’m liking the game, after getting used to the style of graphics.
As for NaNoWriMonth, after breaking 20 K, I seem to have slowed down quite a bit in the writing front. I will put in that last burst of writing to race the clock till midnight tonight, however I know I will not meet the required 50K.
If I do it will be a miracle as a whole.
This doesn’t stop me from being imensly proud of myself however.
I went well past my actual expected goal for writing this year.
I was expecting maybe at least 15 K, but I broke 20K. So I’m happy.
With the ending in sight, I’m more then willing to finish it.
There are also plans to make a continuation of the story, world and elements.
It’s a longer story then I thought.