The Video Game Revue

Correction: 1997/98 -> 1996/97

So in my epic rant about my history with the Final Fantasy series, I messed up some important dates. This is not surprising considering I tried to basically "wing it," but my memory has been playing tricks on me.

Final Fantasy VII was not released in Sept of 1998, but rather Sept 1997, and the N64, similarly, came out the winter before that. I did buy FF VII on release day and did buy a PlayStation the summer before. I did also use my McDonalds money to buy the PSX unit; I worked there for roughly 6 months in grade 11.

What I said about that time of my life being a time when I largely moved away from video games and into more of a student career still holds, however. As I got closer to University and deeper into my University career, I neglected video games to a large extent. Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil were two of the only console games that I played and finished as a University student; other games such as Xenogears, Alundra, and Final Fantasy IX were played briefly and largely neglected.

I felt certain that I picked up FF VII on my way home from class, but it must have been an excursion from my high school--quite far out of the way--rather than directly home from University.

posted by Parappa @ 1:42 PM