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That also sounds good! Hope you have fun

I feel like I need to fundamentally change how I approach the media I consume tbh. Backlogs really just end up causing more stress when all those things are really just supposed to bring joy to your life. Idk if maybe I shouldn’t just let go of any backlogs and do whatever the hell I feel like at the moment. Like, I owe nothing to those games and books and shows. They can’t own my life.

That is also a good idea, as I found out! Will you be focusing on writing in that instance?

Lol don’t worry. Even I’m starting to think I won’t make it since all the creative energy I have is going into the novel. It’s no biggie if we end up not doing the contest once

I did hear of the Bloodborne/DS3 comparison tbh. I think it was Yahtzee that mentioned it? He’s a big fanboy of those games. Still, it seems like the best option for you since that’s what you’re craving, but TLG might also be nice to break things up a bit.

I think so too. As much as I really want to get into FFXII, I am afraid I’ll get burnt out too quick if I go in straight after an open world game. Plus, Bayonetta is a new game for me, and I should choose to play new games more often than just going back to old favorites. That, and the longer I thirst for XII, the better it’ll taste once I finally get to it

Btw, I’ve set up the Valentines contest, but it isn’t really looking good this time around. Not a single comment, so I’m kinda we won’t get enough entries this time and I’ll have to cancel it.

I have heard that DS3 is more similar to DS1and Bloodborne, as it was actually directed by Miyazaki again, so it might as well scratch that itch for you!

Yeah, but while FFXII is the way you say it is, it’s still a time sink. So idk. I have wanted to play Bayonetta for some time too, so I guess I’ll just try that and see how it goes. Apparently it’s only ten hours long, which is really little compared to the other games I play.

I think the reason I’m tired of Xenoblade and wasn’t of the Witcher 3 was that it just feels like I’m filling out numbers instead of actually organically exploring a world. Every continent has a percentage, every segment on the world map something to do to mark it as complete, there’s so much gear to craft, and every party member has an affinity level to fill. Sure, that’s great for someone who’s really into that, but it feels to me like it’s just more work - unlike the Witcher which just felt like it had so many stories to tell. So yeah, the Witcher has ruined gaming for me. Not to mention XCX relies even more heavily on the MMO formula than the first game.

Meanwhile, while you ponder what to play next, I’m also having a dilemma. On the one hand, I’m really fired up for FFXII, but the. Again it’s alsi kind of an open world game and it’s big, while I want to focus a bit more on my writing, so maybe something less time consuming like Bayonetta would be better.

Is this us just getting old?

Thanks for the tips. I’ll keep them in mind, though I think I’m pretty set on the choices I made, as it’s kind of for the optimal compromise between balanced jobs and character-appropriate combos - for me at least.

Meanwhile, when it comes to Xenoblade, I’ve decided I’m gonna try and focus on the story for the rest of the game, and maybe come back to the post game someday if I ever feel like it. Better to end it on a high note than just get tired of it. On the plus side, just got the flight module for my Skells!

So I’ve consulted a bit with Karifi and this is around the job setup I think I want for the game:

Vaan: Shikari/Foebreaker
Penelo: Black Mage/Monk
Balthier: Machinist/White Mage
Fran: Red Battlemage/Archer
Basch: Knight/Bushi
Ashe: Uhlan/Time Battlemage

Thoughts?

Still, having read through your commentary as you played the game again, I doubt I’ll have trouble regardless of my choice, since the game has been made so easy.

So what would you recommend to compliment a Knight? Or a Bushi, since both classes kinda fit Basch for me and I can’t teally decide between them, it would depend on what works with it