Top 5 Gaming Goals For 2018 (with 2016 and 2017 also mixed in)

I struggle a bit in enjoying games when the thing holding me back from being able to fight an enemy/do a mission doesn't have to do with my skill, but simply the fact that I'm underleveled (or something equivalent). So grinding kind of annoys me I guess (I've had to do pretty much none of it in the RPGs/games with levels I've enjoyed the most).

If you pick a Final Fantasy games, I don't think they're too bad at that. Sometimes you wander around a lot trying to figure out what to do so you just kind of level up while you figure things out. Final Fantasy VII was my first RPG and I had no problem getting to the end of the game with my current levels even without grinding. Now when I play it I know everything I have to do so I can speed through it too fast and be too low of a level if I'm not careful, but I like watching everything level up so fast I can't help myself.

Leveling up was the Playstation 1's version of trophies for me.

Matt, whatever game you pick as long as I own it I'll play it with you to have discussions. Most of the games we've talked about on here I own, but don't feel like you have to pick one of those games.

That'd be cool. Before I even asked on here, I had wanted to play a Final Fantasy and a Pokemon, so I am leaning in that direction still. Perhaps Chrono Trigger can happen if I like one/both of those enough. I've always wanted to try a Final Fantasy mostly because you love them so much Bret (I like to try my friends' favorite games). I know I did try Final Fantasy XV, but the combat started to feel a little messy after a while and the one mission I was on was annoying me and I just sort of dropped it. I liked it for the most part and would like to play one of the more highly thought of entries in the series I guess.

Looking at game release dates, I will probably wait until after Kirby and Far Cry 5 release and I play through them as there isn't a ton coming out after that for a few months.