I received this game for christmas when I was 12, and I believe my initial impression was that it was somehow beneath the use of my 12-year-old time.
Besides playing it that night in my guest bedroom at my grandmother's, my only other memory is fighting the final boss at my friend's place when he was playing Assassin's Creed II. There was a vague and compelling sense of surprise that I was actually far enough to see the final boss, despite my lack of investment. Did I finish it that day? What even happened in the story? What are the vague recollections of pot icons and healing actions in my mind that I can't quite conjure or find on google?
Somehow this game became part of me, at one of the very lowest, faintest levels, and I can't quite fully recover it. For a 40 hour rpg, that sure is unique.
Besides playing it that night in my guest bedroom at my grandmother's, my only other memory is fighting the final boss at my friend's place when he was playing Assassin's Creed II. There was a vague and compelling sense of surprise that I was actually far enough to see the final boss, despite my lack of investment. Did I finish it that day? What even happened in the story? What are the vague recollections of pot icons and healing actions in my mind that I can't quite conjure or find on google?
Somehow this game became part of me, at one of the very lowest, faintest levels, and I can't quite fully recover it. For a 40 hour rpg, that sure is unique.