So what have I been up to? I finally and I do mean FINALLY defeated Star Ocean III. Man that game is long, as far as RPG games go. Usually I can beat them in around 60 hours or so but this one took me like 80. Why did it take you long, well you must not have played it. It is just as the review says, it is really easy to be out matched in the game. Since battles are avoidible for the most part, that plays into account in your strategy, but it is so easy to neglect your training. It is often hard to find a good spot to trian, though there are some out there. The worst part for me was the Spiral Tower. I had to keep going back to heal my people and replenish their MP. That is the worst part in the whole game to me. There is no reasy why they couldn't have put a cool healy pad like on Sphere 211. They didn't however, so if you find yourself short on MP you have to go all the way back to the beginning of Spiral Tower, all they way through Firewall, and through Ruins of Mosel or whatever it's called, through the desert and plenty parch path to get to a place to refuel. And I don't even think you can get the best item list from the local shop. So then you have to go back to Peterny or whatever. I even went as far back as to Geminty to get the 50% healing items. All in all though I did enjoy the story line, that whole, your just data thing, that was good. I look forward to the next Star Ocean, I simply love that battle system of free roaming attacking, it is one of the best battle systems I have ever come accross. Now I am moving onto Dragon Quest VIII, A completely different style RPG. So far nothing really impressive but the story is still coming together. Look for my rating on it soon. Till next we meet my friends.