I finished Runaway: Twist of Fate. The last part was quite good. I liked the puzzle where Gina finds a way to talk to Brian through two cans and a piece of string. I used the hint system a couple of times. For instance to figure out that you must use the scarf on the door to be able to enter the building later on. This I would have never figured out. Maybe if the door had a handle I would, or if Brian would have made a remark in that regard, but I doubt it.

All in all I enjoyed playing the third Runaway game, even without playing any of the previous parts in the series. I think I would have rather played it on a big screen though. Some things might have been easier to recognize. I never figured out why it’s called twist of fate. Which twist are we talking about here? And which fate?

Now that I’m back from vacation, I can continue with Final Fantasy VII. After doing some stuff and watching an epic cut scene about a giant gun shooting the barrier that was protecting the crater and also hitting a giant robot, the game told me it was time to return to Midgar. I did, only to find out that the gates were locked and the key was lost during an excavation expedition. I didn’t make the connection with Bone Village and had to look that up. When I got the key, I didn’t get where I was supposed to go. After more online help it became clear that you just have to fly your airship above the town and parachute in. Dôh!

I did more stuff there and I now have dealt with Shinra. The bosses were not particularly difficult. Only Hojo wiped me out the first time and I had to do him again. The second time was not so difficult while I didn’t do anything different. That frustrates me a bit about this game. While I don’t like difficult games, I do like to be moderately challenged. I seem to remember that the Final Fantasy VI required more strategy to combat. Like enemies that harmed you when you attacked them and such. I almost never use magic in this game.

But maybe I spoke too sone, because one particular enemy in the North Cave wiped me out. It is a creature with a cross above it’s head and it insta kills you with some attacks. It’s not clear how I should deal with it, but it’s probably a good idea to grind some more before attempting to proceed. Maybe some useful items can help me. What’s frustrating though is that before reaching the creature it was a while before I saved. Now I have to do all those annoying fights again. When this happens I immediately take a break from the game and try again another day. I did get a mobile save point, but don’t want to use it before I know what a good point is. And that in turn requires doing this part over again. Until next time…