Ahhh, Final Fantasy. I'm an absolute fanatic when it comes to this series. VII was my first, like so many others, but I don't consider it the best, even though it deserves its place among the timeless video game wall. X is probably my favorite, since it's the first game I ever became emotionally attached too. I got so sucked in by the characters and world, that I was near tears at the end when Tidus jumps off the airship and leaves Yuna behind for good. "I'm sorry I couldn't show you Zanarkand....." One of the saddest lines ever for me.

And the XIII wrecks the show. I bought a PS3 for just that game, and I wasn't disappointed. Everything I've come to expect from a FF game was there, ranging from an excellent story line to an awesome new battle system that' really grown on me. Never thought that the Paradigm System could add so much strategic depth to something.

I've played the old ones too, so don't go thinking I've just ignored the series' roots. VI is awesome too; in more ways than one I think it paved the way and set the standard for all of the 3D titles as far as story and characters were concered.

Had to be on Fire Red when I encountered Mewtwo for the first time. Weakened it, and caught it with the very first Ultra Ball I threw at it. I had bought about 80 of them in advance because I was ready for a long battle. xD
Another time would have to be in Sapphire when I went after Kyogre. Wasn't ready AT ALL for that battle; had barely any pokeballs on me at all, let alone good ones that could reasonably catch it. Depleted everything except one Net Ball, threw it and got lucky.

All you lucky guys and your shinies... the only one I've EVER seen was a HootHoot in Crystal, and that was right after Cherrygrove before I had any pokeballs at all.

Wow, triple battles? THAT is going to take some getting used to, just like double battles were. Really looking forward to building competitive teams for a brand new battle style.

I've never been one to complain about Pokemon designs, even though I've always doubted a bit whether or not I could actually learn to like them from gen to gen. Hell, there were even some gen 2 Pokemon I thought I'd never get used to, but it's always turned out fine in the end. All in all looking really good; I just don't know why they're not going for the 3DS on this one. Doesn't seem to make much sense really.

Note: The horror stories are just scare tactics used by most people to start console wars. Me, and every friend I know that owns a 360, have had the same one since launch day. In fact, the only thing I've changed is the HDD.

Yeah, that could be it. Like I said, I've never had any hands on experience, so I can't claim all the stories were true, except for the one friend I mentioned.

But on another related note, anyone have the new 360 Slim that was announced a little while back? I heard it was supposed to be way more durable and reliable than the old model, which would be great if it's actually true.

I'm not going to be biased here and bash the 360, because I honestly don't own one, and since my wallet is kinda empty right now, it'll probably stay that way for a while.
I was getting sick of the Wii, so I decided to go for one of the bigger consoles. I also wanted to get all I could out of what I knew would cost a bundle, so it came down to just use and longevity for me.

I've heard sooooo many horror stories about the 360 breaking down. I know someone who's on their FIFTH 360! I dunno about all you guys, but I really can't afford to replace a system that many times, and warrant always seems to run out right before you need to. I hadn't heard about too many problems with the PS3 though, so that was a huge factor.

The PS3 also had BluRay, which I thought would be a nice bonus since I'm spending all this money anyway. 360 had obviously better online, but I'm really not the type to play online all day; more of just a single player long RPG guy really. Also, I had read that FFXIII had been created with only the PS3 in mind, and was only being ported to 360, so being a huge FF fan, that counted for something.

So yeah, chose the PS3 in the end, haven't had a single problem or regret. Might seem silly that I didn't look at the library's too much, but I really can't afford to shell out 65$+ for a game that often. I only tend to buy what I've been looking forward to for a long time (like FFXIII).

It's a legendary series, that's for sure. Loved OoT way back and thought TP was even better to be honest. Extremely disappointed that SS is taking the graphical turn back to cel shading, but I'm hoping I'll get over it pretty soon. Guess I'm just upset that Metroid is the only epic series Nintendo seems to have as far as first impressions go.

It might just be that Yellow was my first Pokemon game ever and so naturally my favorite of all time became Pikachu, but I've always liked Electric the most.
And not just Pikachu either. Electivire is part of one of my competitive teams too, because it's a personal favorite. Luxray and Manectric always managed to find their way into my pre-credits team too according to their corresponding region.

Other than that, the Ice type is pretty awesome. Jynx and Weavile were a big part of my anti-Lance HG team for the first time through the league.

Well...... the hat makes him look a bit older I guess....

No. He looks the same for the most part, which is normal for most anime series I thought? I really don't have a problem with it either; I could pick out things about the anime that are way worse than how Ash looks.