Thats a fun fightBeeI havent yet, im stuck at the omega weapon
Im looking forward to penance though
It may take you a little bit to figure out a good attack plan but once you do it's not that hard. FFX wasn't that hard or frustrating for me, just really annoying to get to penance. I spent like 10 hours alone trying to get capture the damn 10 tonberry's. For some stupid reason they just woundn't show up. I think I had 10 of everything when I had 3 tonberry's. Beyond that it wasn't so bad just tedious as I did everything there was to do in that game from penance to stat maxing for 255 every stat on every character. Omega weapon and penance just require a good formula for attack like all the harder bosses in the monster arena. I did have a problem with the dark versions of the 3 sisters though... forget their name sandy mindy and whatever. They kept using the delta attack at the start of the fight before I could do anything doing like 500,000 damage.After not playing any video games for about a year, I am currently playing FF X-2 now (and of course GT4) which is fun but the story plotline leaves something to be desired. It's not as epic as the other story lines. Like all FF's the story is good but this one is very girly pop style which I don't really care for. Of course it has some of the best graphics in any video game though with the best CG movies and great gameplay for a RPG and square's top class all around production. The game is pretty easy though as are most Final Fantasies and only the side games are long or any kind of a challenge, mostly the annoying kind like the Sky Slots which is absolutely rediculously rigged! Thats the only part of the game which makes me mad but it's not important so it doesnt affect the game.
Surprisingly the most frustrating game for me has been of course... GT4. While not *that* hard for me being a noobie has been a test in patience for sure. I am by no means a bad player but some races make me wonder if I am fit to drive any motor vehicle. I have only been playing for 4-5 weeks though and didnt play GT2 or 3. I have alot of learning to do still.
The biggest point of frustration came first at the Nurburgring... lol which I am sure is alot of people's answer in regards to GT4. I had never seen the ring until the IA lap test. Holy cr*p! What a painful intro to the nurburgring. What made it 10x worse was trying to learn the course while following that retarded AI in the pace car. I wanted to launch my controller up that pace car's tailpipe. I would progress through the course staying on the pace car doing fairly well then all of a sudden the pace car would brake insanely early and I would run into the back of him DQing me. Still after about 8 to 10 tries I finished with a silver which doesn't seem too bad for a nurb virgin. Getting a silver showed that I was pushing it harder then need be for my first time but it was rewarding.
Of course another point and still is a point of frustration are the missions. I have completed them all but the stupid NYC mission 11? and the nurb mission 34. The Nurb one I am not too frustrated yet as I have been completing most of the tries and steadily reducing my times. On my 6th try I think about +10 seconds now but my first lap was so slow I could have been lapped by a 3 legged horse. I probably should buy a few extra controllers for shaving those last 10 seconds off. Mission 11 on the other hand is the bane of my existence lol I HATE that stupid car. My mattress has a stiffer spring suspension then that car. I've tried it about 15 times now which may not be alot but it's getting on my nerves. It's not the sort of dramatic loss like flying off the side of the road or into a wall. Its a slow lingering death where you know you took that turn too slow or braked just a little too much. It eats at you until you just know you dont stand a chance. I had a problem with skyline drafting course too for a little while cuz the AI is so retarded in fact even on my winning run I still had to keep braking so the AI could catch up so I could draft him.
GT4 overall isn't that frustrating though, even for a beginner. It's a challenge yes, but readily conquerable. The games I can't stand are the ones that are badly designed which causes the challenge and frustration. Things that aren't intelligently put in but just dumbly overstated so it becomes difficult. You see this alot in older games but still happens in newer games too. I like things that frustrate me because of the intelligent challenge. IMO luck shouldnt be the determining factor of overcoming a game designed obstacle. Otherwise a lucky chimp could play this game instead of me. Some of those other driving games definitely reflect this mentality and poor approach which is why I always hold GT as the yard stick to measure all other driving games.
i wonder why?
