Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

After reading the fun Anton is having with this old Gamecube game, I'm actually tempted to drag my copy out as well. Especially as I can now play it on the Wii (good ol' backwards compatibility) over my 50" Plasma where it will hopefully still look as good as I remember, if not better.

Unfortunately I'm not sure where both our GBAs are, so I don't know if the boy and I can multiplay like we used to do (back when he was 4), although if I can find them I'm pretty sure I can lay my hands on the GBA-GC connector cables.

I seem to recall that "leveling up" the craftsmen in your village needed to be done a certain way, at least if you wanted access to the best weapons & armor in the game. The completionist in me is turned off by this.

Why can't we just play games anymore?

Why do so many games have us do so much outside the game when we're not playing (online research, etc.) in order to maximize our enjoyment of the game when we are playing?

Sure, we don't have to do that, but if you don't then there's a good chance you won't experience everything the game has to offer. It's almost enough to put you off playing. Almost. If we didn't already have plans for this Thanksgiving weekend, I'm pretty sure I know what I'd be doing over the holiday weekend ;)