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[rynne]

As might be somewhat apparent from my last few entries, I've been getting back into Final Fantasy VII lately (that fandom has some of my favorite time travel redos. :p), and today I thought I might try playing Dirge of Cerberus. I got it back when it came out, before I realized it was a third-person shooter, but that genre really isn't my thing so I never actually played it. It's just now that I've been reading more FFVII fic that I see it rather heavily used, and I want to know what happens in more detail than Wikipedia tells me.

*sigh* I couldn't even make it through the tutorial before I got annoyed and pissed at the controls. Especially the camera. People were shooting at me and I couldn't even figure out how to get the camera to look at them so I could shoot back. I've only ever played one third-person shooter in my life (Jet Force Gemini--old N64 game), and I liked that one well enough to replay it several times, but on the whole it's never been a genre I found particularly attractive.

Maybe I'll try it again over the next few days--see if I can at least make it through the tutorial before wanting to throw my controller against the wall. As frustrating as the camera was, it's equally frustrating to think I'll be defeated by being unable to figure out a damn camera. And I really do want to see the story. It's just--it's a Final Fantasy! Why'd they have to make it a damn third-person shooter? *trying not to gnash teeth*

In other, much less frustrating news, today I spoke to my roommate in London. Her plane gets in about half an hour after mine does, so we're going to share a mini-cab to our homestay. It'll be nice not to do the entire trip alone, even if it's only for the very last leg that I'll have someone with me.

Comments

[imadra-blue.livejournal.com]

I could have forced myself to play DoC, but hated the controls enough that I got my brother to play it while I observed. Worse comes to worse, you can watch the Youtube videos of a lot of cutscenes, and then read the script. XD I feel your pain!

[rynne.livejournal.com]

Gah, I wish I had someone I could watch. I might end up watching Youtube, but I don't want a game to defeat me, even if it does have crappy controls. XD

[magic-at-mungos.livejournal.com]

It might be worth booking a taxi with a set fare before you fly in so you know how much it'll be and how much currency you'll need to hand.

[rynne.livejournal.com]

My roommate made reservations for both of us, so we've got that sorted, at least. :)

[jurhael.livejournal.com]

There's some good fandom stuff in Dirge of Cerberus, but not much. :(

I liked it myself in spite of its flaws. Takes getting used to, but I found it worth it because of certain characters.

[rynne.livejournal.com]

I might take the time to get used to it, but I still need to get over my frustration. XD I might just take imadra_blue's suggestion and watch the fandom stuff on youtube.