I feel that while some Final Fantasy games have stood the test of time (FF5, 6 and 9 in particular), some of the older ones (FF1-2) are almost unplayable in their original form, while for others, particularly FF7-9, the jagged graphics may turn others off. I personally don’t enjoy, in the immortal words of Joss Whedon, “opening up to see the tick-tick-tick of a heart” of any work – who’s your favorite character, what if this guy went up against that guy in a fight, alternate interpretations of the story – so that kind of thing doesn’t appeal to me. I resolutely stick to single-player games, none of my “real life” friends play RPGs, and the one site whose forum I do read regularly (RPGamer) is more centered around news than discussing old treasures. I’m sure they’re out there, but to tell the truth I haven’t really been part of a video game “community” in quite some time. Has this been your experience? Why do you think that might be? – I’ve found that there is still a thriving community of fans for even the older Final Fantasies. In general I just liked the variety of the gameplay, the surprising maturity of the plot, the perfect challenge level (not too frustrating, not a cakewalk), and all the various nods and references to other Final Fantasy games. I thought Kuja was a dumb protagonist to start with, but the last ten hours of the game turn him into an extremely tragic figure. Even Amarant’s continual confusion about Zidane is entertaining. I also enjoyed Eiko’s self-imposed love triangle with herself, Zidane and Garnet. Zidane is generally the catalyst, of course, and is a very fun character Steiner’s feelings about him grow throughout the game in a way that arguably is more satisfying than Zidane’s love for Garnet. FF9 is excellent (with the exception of Freya) at giving characters a fully rounded personality, and illustrating that by having plenty of dialogue between them it’s not just “let’s get to the next goal”. I’m not going to say that any individual character is my favorite, but I do really enjoy the interactions between characters. – Who is your favorite character/What is your favorite part of/about FFIX? Why?
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