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Here is how I see it....
Final Fantasy is a gaming franchise that won't die and we know it won't go anywhere anytime soon. What I find most disconcerting is the sudden drop in enthusiasm over the mainstream games, and even some of the spin offs that have come out. After some thinking I believe I found what has been keeping most people away.
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The wonders of FFIII
Final Fantasy III receives little to no attention. This must be remedied.
Here I present to you a little essay about this magnificent game.
When people think of Final Fantasy, they think of valiant heroes and heroines fighting against insurmountable odds, either in far distant futuristic settings; or a medieval style land both filled with creatures ( Read more... ) -
FMVs: FFVII vs. Compilation of FFVII
I wrote an essay comparing the OG FMV opening to the remade compilation version to try to point out the ways in which they "alter" the story and what is important in it. Some of you might be interested in checking it out.
The most immediately obvious difference between the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and the game that it’s based on is the ( Read more... ) -
Squall and Weepy Uke Syndrome
For a while, I've not been hip to the jive of the psuedo-Japanese terms that yaoi fangirls seem to have adopted. This is not surprising, considering I'm not a big fan of most yaoi fan fiction. For a while, I've seen the terms "seme" and "uke" tossed around several fandom communities and only recently decided to enlighten myself as to what these ( Read more... ) -
Angst does not a deep character make
When it comes to favorite games, people often list IV and VI, but skip over FFV. It is often held to be a step backwards in terms of its plot and characters... being "another save the crystals" game with characters that are "undeveloped." I'm not disputing that save-the-crystals has been done before or will be done again, and while I still love FFV ( Read more... ) -
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Squall Isn't Emo! (And Other FF8 Characterization Issues)
Squaresoft created a game that presented so many often overlooked opportunities with Final Fantasy VIII. Major plot holes that beg to be filled aside, we have characters with just enough definition to be unique and more than enough room to be expanded on that are often lumped into horrifying ( Read more... ) -
Assignment 4
I don't know if this is controversial or just geeky, but still.
I spent the entire morning grading papers; it inspired me to write one of my own.
Subject: Final Fantasy XII. Probably mild spoilers through end of game, so if you don't want to know, don't read.
What we see in FFXII is a classical myth in a new setting. The ancient Greek pantheon was ( Read more... ) -
FFXII Essay: Penelo: Paper, Plastic or Full of Personality?
Penelo: Paper, Plastic or Full of Personality?This essay was written primarily because the idea that Penelo has no personality worth speaking of in the game is sadly prevalent and something I wanted to dispute with just a little bit. And also, because I'm apparently missing academia so much, I make up essays that probably don't need to be written ( Read more... ) -
Assignment Four - Duck and Cover
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