So, I had to go to Sytheria to kill some demon or something. I wasn’t sure where in Sytheria to go, so after trekking all the way there I went into some caves and wandered through them until I found myself out in the mountains area, miles away. I turned to go back, but the door I’d just come through was now locked and I needed an item I didn’t have to open it again. So I made my way through the mountains, past the cliffs, back into town, through the forest, through the dungeon, back to Sytheria, to the tower I should have found first time, up the stairs, found the demon, wasn’t quite sure what to do, the controls, which are normally fine, failed me completely and I died, finding myself back in town again.

I haven’t played it since. Mind you, although it sounds awful, the part where I got lost was actually brilliant. Real exploration, not knowing what was around the next corner, fighting off enemies and making my way through unknown lands. Great stuff; it made me fall in love with the game all over again.

And then it all fell apart fighting the demon and I got all pouty. When it’s good, it’s great, but sometimes it’s the most exceptionally annoying gaming I’ve played in… well, days, probably. Maybe even weeks, but that’s pushing it.