Too Much to Process...!

So much for Square-Enix and not doing sequels to their RPGs huh? I suppose Final Fantasy X-2 did it's duty after all. Still, wow... I am surprised as I am excited about this. In the same way FFX-2 worked out (for me), I can enjoy the chance to see where these characters have gone in the years since.

After the ending of Final Fantasy IV, the Lunarian Moon leaves the Blue Planet's orbit and peace is enjoyed. However, 17 years later, the Lunarian Moon returns to orbit and monsters begin to reappear all across the land.

- Cecil (Paladin) and Rosa (White Mage) become to King and Queen of Baron. They also have a son by the name of Ceodore.
- Edward (the spoony Bard) becomes King of Damcyan.
- Yang (Monk) becomes King of Fabul.
- Kain (Dragoon) decides to follow in the path of his friend Cecil and secludes himself away from the world. He begins to train atop Mt. Ordeals, in hopes of shedding the darkness within.
- Rydia (Summoner) have been working towards rebuilding the town of Mist, which was destroyed early on in Final Fantasy IV.
- Edge (Ninja Prince) is now King of Eblan. He also assists in the rebuilding of the town of Mist.
- Palom & Porom (Black Mage & White Mage), the rascal twins, are grown up now. However, they are not as close as they once were. Palom has taken more of a rebellious path, while his sister Porom has taken to protecting the Elders.

Plus there are a lot of new characters too, but eh... I felt like sticking to the peoples I know for now. What will be interesting is to see how this game is released. As I understand it, it will be broken up into different sections and released piece by piece. I think each of the major characters will have their own sections. Hmmm... this sequel looks and sounds interesting and all, yes. But it sounds like it could end up being a little pricey.

One more Final Fantasy related tidbit, there will also be a Sequel to My Life as King, appropriately named "My Life as a Darklord." Now you play as the daughter of the Darklord and you are tasked with setting up traps and whatever other dastardly deeds necessary to to prevent the Heroes from reaching your crystal.

I kind of enjoyed the first game, even though it was pretty simple and frustrating at the same time. Maybe I'll try this one out?

X-Men Origins: Wolverine was, simply put, pretty damn good and a step up from the previous movies. It is an interesting take on Wolverine's origins. I am also glad to see Hugh Jackman is really becoming a better Wolverine and to me he looks better and better at it with each passing film. Liev Schreiber also plays a convincing Victor Creed a.k.a. Sabretooth.

And as with all X-Men movies, there were a ton of cameo appearances such as Emma Frost (White Queen), Remy LeBeau (Gambit), Fred Dukes (Blob), Chris Bradley (Bolt), John Wraith (Kestrel), David North (Agent Zero aka Maverick), Scott Summers (Cyclops) and even Professor Xavier returns!

I liked the overall story telling in this one, it plays out much better then the previous three movies in my opinion. With the story being able to focus on onto one character, there goes a lot of detail into the making of the man that would eventually become Wolverine. I suppose it is a lot easier to have a central focus, rather then trying to tell a story with a whole team (and then some) of mutants running about.

What did surprise me was how Wolverine did not go full on berserk at all during the movie. I would have thought, given several key incidents, would have driven him mad. But that aspect of him was played down and I guess they wanted to keep clear the differences between himself and his brother, Victor.

Of all the cameos, it was awesome to finally see Gambit enter the mix. It was too bad the character couldn't have made it in one of the previous movies, over one of those generic no-name mutants. It was also good to see Wade Wilson aka Deadpool appear too. Ryan Reynolds plays the character very well too.

Overall, I felt this was much more worth the time and money to see then the previous three X-Men films. It never felt like a train wreck and by the time the film ended, I felt satisfied rather then cheated (damn you Elektra!).