I've been struggling to continue Final Fantasy Tactics. I finally finished the first mission... but I have no idea what I am supposed to do next, really. I reached some friendly base near the location of the first mission, talked to everyone I could see there... but I have no idea what to do next. Someone mentioned of a raider base to SW of the current location, so I go wander there sweeping towards SW, but I find nothing. I occasionally fight some random fights with geckos and wild dogs.
Since the game was supposed to be some kind of tactical strategy game (not a real RPG like Fallout 1-2), I was expecting it to be more linear, like "this is mission 1. Ok, next comes this mission 2. Then mission 3.". I am unsure if finding that raider base is the mission 2 I am supposed to perform next?
Generally one problem I have getting into new (to me) games is that... I have heard so many good things about the game beforehand that I have already formed an unrealistic image of it in my mind, and when I finally get to play it, the feeling is more meh because I was expecting more (too much?). It would probably have been better if I hadn't heard anything about the game before playing it... but then how would I have picked that exact game from my vast collection? Of course in many cases you have to play the game longer to "get it" what makes it so special.
A bit like fantasizing about your first time (yes, sex) whole your life, and then when it finally happens, you are more like "meh, I guess it was ok... one milestone in life reached".
And like someone mentioned, learning a new game is always a hurdle. That's why I like games which don't expect me to read a manual for playing the game, but e.g. have good tutorial missions teaching me to play.
Unfortunately, quite often it just feels easier to fire up Team Fortress 2 and play a couple of rounds online. Instant gratification. Even there I have problem getting into new maps, I just want to play the same old maps I already know inside out. When I try a new map, it usually just feels overly complex and no clear understanding what I should be doing, and I become a bit frustrated because I am doing poorly as I don't know the map.
fortune_p_dawg: also, i've been suffering wicked insomnia too
I hope you get that jungle themed decoration finished in your bedroom soon so that you can sleep well once again.