My god. The hands on preview for Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles includes some jaw-dropping screen shots. Unfortunately, the next installment of the FF series seems to rely heavily on multiplayer, as well as Game Boy Advance connectivity, and since I’m the only one I know with both, I might have a difficult time playing this game. I’ve always been a bigger fan of single player games than multiplayer games (online multiplayer aside) simply because I had no friends to play with. The problem (or feature, I might say) with RPGs is that they’re generally not pick-up-and-play games because of the involving story lines and deep gameplay, and it’s difficult to find someone who’s willing to just come into the middle of the story.
As for Soul Calibur 2 coming out in three days, I’m hoping it’ll snap me back into my old hardcore gaming lifestyle, which I seem to have lost over the summer. Once again, I don’t have anyone to play with/against, so I’ll probably be practicing in the quest mode.