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Assignment 3

mithrigil wrote in ff_phd Mar 27, 2007 23:13

Faint spoilers for FFVI, FVII, FFT, and FFXII. However, if you know who the "villains" are, you're probably in the clear.

Battle on the Big Bridge

Musical Period as Evocative of Historical Period and Conflict

Erica Kudisch

Frequently, designers of RPGs, and in fact video games in general, will draw from historical periods and levels of ( Read more... )

Assignment Three - I'll Have Some Guns with My Sword & Sorcery, Please

gunshou wrote in ff_phd Mar 25, 2007 14:40

Welcome to the University of Final Fantasy!

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Final Fantasy IV and Why Edge/Rydia is Not Canon

katmillia wrote in ff_phd Feb 27, 2007 15:09

Title: Final Fantasy IV and Why Edge/Rydia Simply Isn't Canon
Notes: I'm always the one to start controversial subjects, but here it is. And I am NOT, note, NOT saying that Edge/Rydia is not a valid pairing, I'm simply stating that it isn't CANON in Final Fantasy IV. Well, and maybe questioning why on earth it would ever happen, but more of that ( Read more... )

[Assignment #2] On Female Leads in Final Fantasy and Why They Are Not Defined By Romance

lassarina wrote in ff_phd Feb 25, 2007 17:22

Spoiler Warnings: Up through Giott's Castle for Final Fantasy IV; through the end of Disc 1 as well as Advent Children for Final Fantasy VII; all of Final Fantasy VIII, IX, and Final Fantasy X/X-2; and through the Leviathan in Final Fantasy XII.The hero and heroine falling in love is a common trope in fantasy novels, which has extended itself into ( Read more... )

Layers of Harmony

mithrigil wrote in ff_phd Feb 24, 2007 19:27

For Assignment #2.

A warning: I come from a musical angle. A lot. Spoilers for the endings of VIII, IX, X, X-2, and XII.

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Layers of Harmony

the End Credits Idol Song as Apropos of the Heroine

Erica Kudisch

Following the advances in technology that allowed the implementation of vocal tracks within console games, Final Fantasy has capitalized on the ( Read more... )

Tifa, Aeris, and Cloud

darcenciel wrote in ff_phd Feb 24, 2007 17:47

[Note: Before I begin I need to apologize for my seeming fixation with Final Fantasy 7, but the simple fact is that I've played a grand total of 2 Final Fantasy games in my lifetime: 7 and 8. I played 8 more than 6 years ago and thus don't remember much of the plot or the intricacies of character interaction, though I did enjoy the game. I'm ( Read more... )

Undermining the Heroine: The Perpetuation of Romance and Male Authority in Final Fantasy.

dagas_isa wrote in ff_phd Feb 24, 2007 09:41

Before we begin: I fully admit to a bias of liking, or wanting to like, female characters. Also, spoilers for FF 9, 10, 10-2, and 12 ( Read more... )

Heroines. Spoilers for 7, 8, and X-2.

arks wrote in ff_phd Feb 23, 2007 13:11

Disclaimer: I haven't played 2, 3, 5, 12, or finished 9. Within my experience, then ( Read more... )

Leading Women in Final Fantasy

admiral_j wrote in ff_phd Feb 23, 2007 10:28

I disagree more or less entirely with the esteemed moderator's assertion.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no real "leads" in FFI or III, and I do not know the plot of FFII well enough to speak to it.

In FFIV, it is true that Rosa's primary role seems to be Cecil's love interest, but Palom doesn't have a romantic role at all and Rydia is ( Read more... )

Assignment Two - Desperate Heroines

gunshou wrote in ff_phd Feb 23, 2007 08:20

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