So a while back I read an interesting article about religion in video games that convinced me to replay Final Fantasy X. It’s been quite a few years since I played it last, but I remembered it rather fondly. I think it still holds up pretty well. (more…)
Category: Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy Tactics, or, What Are the Real Monsters?
I just finished watching an LP of Final Fantasy Tactics. I had heard many good things about it, but could never get far in it when it came out, because the actual game is an overdesigned kudzu of a slot machine. But that’s besides the point.
The beginning lives up to the hype. Nothing else does. This is because it’s a bait-and-switch I have grown to become familiar with in fantasy video games, particularly Final Fantasy.
World of Final Fantasy
Having briefly gotten back into Final Fantasy while investigating the modding scene, I was informed that the franchise actually had a mons entry, World of Final Fantasy. That sounded interesting to me, as Final Fantasy has a lot of iconic monster designs that would make for a good mons collector.
It is an offensively dull and soulless game that thoroughly killed any remaining hope I had for this franchise. I trudged through about two-thirds of it before giving up, and honestly I regret not cutting my losses sooner.
QuickPans: RPG Edition
I tried some games the internet told me were good: Final Fantasy V, Octopath Traveler, and Lost Eidolons. They all sucked.