Brief, preliminary thoughts on Chrono Cross and FFIX:

Chrono Cross:

I like it XD I hate Leena though..damn, she's a bitch. x.x I can't believe she just ordered Serge around like that and he just takes it. Jeez. I love Kid and Pierre though..hahaha.. Kid is an awesome female character and I always love fruity French swordsmen :3 I personally think the distinct dialects that pepper the game give the characters more personality..I also think they're done very well. I like the battle system.. I'm trying to go through both games sans a strategy guide, and I've already solved a few CC puzzles..so that makes me proud of myself, since I'm stupid and not very good at even the simplest of puzzles.

Glenn is also very tasty.

FFIX
Arr, I love it XD I'm really into this game, I've hardly begun and it's already made me cry ;_; The charactere are all extremely lovable, especially Zidane..he's such a cute little monkey! I want to pick him and Vivi up and squeeze them into tiny pieces :3 I really like Garnet, too--I think she's the best 'princess' type character since Terra, if you consider a princess type. She looks a lot like Rinoabitch, but her personality is so different that it's all good. She's responsible, mature, and non-whiny... but at the same time she still acts like she's something of a Princess. I much prefer her and Zidane to Rinoa and Squall, especially since I constantly want to beat the crap out of both of the latter couple. I also think Zidane/Vivi would be cute and plausible, except for the facts that I like Garnet so much and that Vivi just seems like he's a little kid to me. ^^; So thinking of him with anyone is like pedophilia over here. I still want to hug him though :3 (and I want to see what he looks like beneath that hat x.x) Steiner is annoying, but I have to admit that's he not a bad fellow and he is useful in battle. He just bugs the hell out of me for some reason. ^^; And the moogles are supahcute :B

I like the fact that the walking speed is fast enough so that I don't have to always be dashing everywhere if I don't want to... the battle system is ehh, I have no problem with it, but really my favorite battle system was the one in FF7...I actually prefer real time battles as opposed to turn-based bouts, but I'm okay with either. I probably like the real time (if you don't know what I mean, think Secret of Mana/Legend of Mana and the Legend of Zelda series') better because I'm sort of a melee person..get in there, kick ass, get out XD; Whereas turn-based forces you to be more strategic, which is sort of fun (like in Tactics..I loved the Tactics battles), but not as much as running in and beating the crap out of monsters. ^^;

So those are my first thoughts..expect to hear a lot about these games, as I'm sure I'll be fairly obsessed with them in the following weeks.. o.o I really love playing video games.. I sort of get lost in the story and action, and it's like nothing else around me even exists. Like when I'm reading a book, but often more intense. It's great. XD