Final Fantasy XIII
Platform: PS3
Started: 2010
Status: Ongoing
With PSN down I decided to pull this out and see where I left off. Originally trying to max out my stats early game had me running back and forth in chapter 9 during the airship raid. Good money early on and decent CP gains. That went out the window when I hit the next chapter. The CP costs went through the roof between stage 3 and 4 of the skill tree. At this point I’ve hit a situation where I’m unable to upgrade equipment because I lack funds to buy materials and really don’t know where to farm. The next gil farm location isn’t till I return to Cacoon which isn’t that far from where I am in the story however a lot of the mobs that might carry free catalyst materials are down on Pulse. Hmm… what to do…
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Platform: Sega Genesis, PS3
Started: I don’t remember…
Status: Completed
With PSN still down, I decided to dig through some of the free stuff my PS Plus subscription got me. One of that is the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game. I’ve been the game with my cousin years ago on the genesis. It was a pain to beat too considering the difficulty level spikes in the game. Doesn’t help that Tails is a ball and chain in the special stages. Even with the state save feature in the PSN version, it’s still difficult since Tails could easily run right into a bomb costing you the special stage.
Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity
Platform: Playstation Portable (JP)
Started: Feb 28th
Status: Story Mode Completed
Demo Available: http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psp2i/trial/download/ (in Japanese, sorry!)
After plowing through chapter 5, I hit the first road block in the form of Dark Falz. Talk about unfair! Depending on which stage of attack your facing, if your on the wrong level fighting him, prepare for a one hit kill. I’m not quite level 125 which I’ve seen videos of people facing him but I was able to take him out. I eventually went back and fixed the chapter that I screwed up on and unlocked the right ending finally. The second time turned out better for Dark Falz after I proceeded to remove any problems in the first round.
Afterwards is an extra story which features both Emilia and Nagisa and a very truncated PSO experience which puts you in contact with Red Ring Rico. The boss however is a pain. It’s Dark Falz of course but from Episode 2. He’s a lot more unfair in his full form which is screwed up considering you have to spend like 25 minutes getting to him through some of the most mean spirited monsters of PSO. I didn’t bother trying again and played with the stat boosting feature which ups your base stats but knocks you back to level 1.
