Kevin Kwak’s Blog

I admit, I’m a Final Fantasy geek. The next series will be the upcoming Final Fantasy XII that is estimated to be released by spring of 2005. I really can’t wait until I get to indulge my time with the game. Spend countless hours in front of the screen with the speakers set up above normal.

Ever since I was introduced to Role Playing Games (RPG) back in junior high school, RPG became my favorite genre in the videogame. And the first Final Fantasy series that I ever played was one of the best in the series - Final Fantasy III or VI (Japan). My friend Sam Van and Robin Park used to play together whenever I visited them and I first did not understand the concept the style of the videogames. It first seemed as if they were engaging in a battle repetitiously in order to college experience points (EXP).

I got my feet wet and began to play Final Fantasy III myself. It was extremely addictive due to the intriguing storyline and the character’s background. I was hooked to RPGs. I then bought a used copy of Secret of Mana from my hand and enjoyed playing that videogames. Squaresoft was the producer of the excellent collections of the RPGs and I became a loyal fan.

Played Final Fantasy III in its entirety and completed all sub-missions and obtained all special relics, abilities, espers, and etc. Good times.
The next best thing was later introduced. Final Fantasy VII for Playstation.
I never could afford the latest videogame consoles and the game itself so I had to take numerous trips to my friend’s house. I watched him play and I couldn’t get my eyes off of the screen.

I don’t recall correctly but I think my brother and I got ourself our very own Sony Playstation and borrowed Final Fantasy VII. I indulged every hour of the game. Final Fantasy VII is the best game I had ever played in my life. Hahaha, I’m such a game geek. My high schools buddies and I talked about the game endlessly. Who wouldn’t. Most teenage guys, especially videogamers must have played or were aware of the best RPG game ever at the time.
The classical score in the game brought suspense, happiness, cheers, melancholy, and anger during the gameplay. If I listen to one of the scores, I can probably retrieve the scenes from the videogame.

That is not all. Squaresoft has never let their loyal fans down. Final Fantasy VIII was awesome. All subsequent Final Fantasy series introduced advance features to entice the players, both the RPG and non-RPG fans. I had a blast playing Final Fantasy VIII. And thanks to my cousin, Chris, I did not have to rent or buy the game because he was the first one to purchase the game. I borrowed from him afterwards.

Final Fantasy IX was the next lineup in the ever-

umm…I’ll write later, I should be doing my homework and not blogging.