tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391641872839384672.post6984503558832860120..comments2023-07-27T05:49:42.994-07:00Comments on un amour numérique: Suffering Through FFXIII (X360)Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979422554328512017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391641872839384672.post-68526041464592689222011-08-17T10:21:41.161-07:002011-08-17T10:21:41.161-07:00I think Stockholm Syndrome is an apt description f...I think Stockholm Syndrome is an apt description for how a lot of people react to games, particularly RPGs and MMOs. When you sink that much time into something, you have to legitimise it somehow.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979422554328512017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391641872839384672.post-8625730521586978722011-08-16T15:27:27.193-07:002011-08-16T15:27:27.193-07:00I would say that around 10 hours in the thoroughly...I would say that around 10 hours in the thoroughly on rails portion ends and the game; while not breaking from that oppressive linearity, at least gives you some freedom to fail. <br /><br />While there is a very specific point after which you can take on some ancillary objectives, I can't say that's really the turning point. Around the 20 hour mark, I realised I was enjoying myself on some level and genuinely wanted to continue on. That aforementioned point where the game opens up is an improvement on what comes before - but if you aren't won over by that point then that change alone isn't going to convince you.<br /><br />I think a peculiar sort of Stockholm syndrome set in somewhere along the line. That point in an abusive relationship where you become attached to the partner who's knocking you around. Final Fantasy XIII became an abusive relationship for me, and despite this I enjoyed it - possibly through familiarity alone, but I'd like to think I came to really love it in the end.WalkerTR77https://www.blogger.com/profile/16150669417579006037noreply@blogger.com