Tag Archives: final fantasy

Final Fantasy IX: Collecting

Posted on 12/10/2012 by

This is the inaugural post in a short series that I am going to be doing about Final Fantasy IX. As you may know, I have been playing the PSX-era Final Fantasy games in order to give them a fresh look. From nostalgia-wrapped Final … Continue reading →

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On Final Fantasy VIII

Posted on 11/20/2012 by

1. Lets get the boring stuff out of the way. Final Fantasy VIII is often derided as being the worst Final Fantasy game of the PSX era. As this very whatever article on Edge puts it: “The standard line on the trio of PlayStation … Continue reading →

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In Praise of the Worst Design Moment in Final Fantasy 7

Posted on 09/20/2012 by

Final Fantasy 7. Cloud, Tifa, and Barret have to save Aeris from Shinra. To do so, they have to make their way from the lower level of two-tiered Midgar to the top of “the plate.” The plate hangs over the lower … Continue reading →

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Pat Holleman Writes on Authorial Intent

Posted on 07/24/2012 by

I don’t have a whole lot to write today–I had some big hang-outs with a friend that started at 9am, which hasn’t left me a whole lot of time to do internetting and the kind of hard-hitting journalism/complaining that you … Continue reading →

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