In limbo

I'm in limbo now, waiting to get my hands on a copy of FF XIV. I don't mind that I don't get to play it the day of the release, there will be lots of server problems and issues and massive patches released on day 1 that people probably won't be able to play consistently until about the 25th or so.

Until then, I'm playing some classic Final Fantasy Tactics and FF IX to pass the time.

And I also was able to catch up on another game I'm eagerly anticipating; Gran Tourismo 5. I played GT1 and 2 to the bone, and while I did buy and play GT3 and 4, I never got into them as much, they just always seemed like GT2 but with better graphics and more cars, and those trinkets wore off quickly.

GT5, however, will feature something that I have been wanting for years; realistic damage! In GT2, some of my best lap times were because I was able to take a turn faster and nail that one rail (or invisible barier) at the right time to allow me to keep going, plus driving off road to get around big turns, slamming into cars at full speed to stop on a dime in time for a turn.... all with no consequences.

Now, I will have consequences, forcing me to drive "correctly", this I love. I'm also hoping that invisible barriers will be gone as well, so that if you take a turn too fast, and there's a lake on the outside, you hit the curb and go flying into the lake, RACE OVER!

Plus, they've created realistic weather. Windshield wipers will be necessary, oncoming headlights and other lights blinding with the rain on the windshield, plus cars in front of you spraying blinding you. I cannot wait for all this realism, this is what it takes to get me back into Gran Tourismo.

Plus, F1 2010 comes out in TWO DAYS. It's already received one review, and at 9.0/10 this is THE F1 racing game of our time. Time and more reivews will tell if this game is worth picking up.