Incoherent Thoughts

Just finished Final Fantasy XII. ...I feel good, but a bit nostalgic. It might not have taken me this long to finish it if there hadn't been real-life complications in the way, but it did..what did it take, ten months? That's an awfully long time to play a game. Well, it's not like I can't go back to it and finish those sidequests, but it's not the same now that I've finished it already.
The final stage of the final battle...it was actually a bit hard. Didn't expect that, having heard you can beat it at around level 50.
And whoa, weren't there a lot of cutscenes. Should've expected that, though. xD

All in all, I'd say it was very good. I'm one of those who could never understand why people complain about the story - the story is there, dammit, and has considerable depth too! It's just not presented in the same way as most other games. A more subtle feel instead of the in-your-face approach. I could say I very much liked it. For the themes, too, it's not like you come across a politics-driven story every day.
Not to mention that the world is simply amazing in all its detail and background. I've literally spent dozens of hours just wandering about, admiring the scenery. That is not an achievement to look down on, to create such a world.

Now, I can start playing FFXII: Revenant Wings tonight with good conscience. =D And pick up FF4 DS when it comes. And continue FF6 (Advance) and FFT: War of the Lions, and finish FFTA some time. Oh, and I still have that save file in FF7 and then there's Dirge of Cerberus, which I'm pretty much stuck on... and FFX-2 and FF8 of course, and my 100% completion challenge in FF9... Oh, and I haven't finished FF1 PSP... =D;;
Of those listed, I've only ever finished FF9 (plus FF1 and FF4, but only the Advance versions). FF8 and FF7 I've gotten to the end, but at that time I never beat the final battles, so...yeah. Can't count them as finished, even though I've gotten up to that battle numerous times and seen the endings. (if you were wondering..the FF games I didn't list I've actually finished. Except, you know FF11 that can't actually be finished)
Ah, slow progress, slow progress.. but at least there is progress.