Obviously I bought Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII-3 last week, as I’ve been waiting impatiently for it for roughly a year. Pre-ordered it even, and got a bunch of free in-game gear for my troubles. It did not, however, come with the super-cool Tomb Raider costume and equipment, so I had to go out on the weekend and get me an Xbox Dollars card so that I could buy it.
After I bought that though, I still had a bunch of credit left on my account, and with nothing immediately striking my fancy, I decided to finally give in to temptation and get myself Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.
Best decision I’ve made in ages, as it turns out. Of course, I knew how much I liked playing Minecraft from the couch, as I spent a lot of time goofing around in the demo and playing it with my brother-in-law at his place. But I really cannot express how much more enjoyable I find Minecraft to be when I’m not shackled to my computer desk and the keyboard/mouse controls.
The really fun thing about it is that I since I played the demo so much, I was awarded half of the game’s achievements when I booted up the unlocked version. It kind of makes me wish I’d been even more diligent and unlocked them all via the demo version so I could have received them all in one fell swoop.
The only problem here is that now I’m probably going to spend all my free time playing Xbox Minecraft instead of other games. Of course, pretty much every video game is a waste of time, but at least you get a sense of accomplishment from games with more clearly defined objectives. Playing Minecraft alone is the comfort food of video games, but I guess it’s still more “productive” than watching TV or lying on the couch doing nothing all day.
What? You want to hear more about Lightning Returns? Maybe another day. I have a lot to say about that one. All positive, too.