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Category Archives: Final Fantasy
A Different Video World
I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading
Posted in Captain N: The Game Master, Cartoons, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Mario, Mega Man, Metroid, Punch-Out, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, The Simpsons, Video Games, Zelda
Tagged bo jackson, bram stoker, count dracula, dracula, final fantasy iv, final fantasy vii, game theory, hyrule, larry bird, little mac, mike tyson, mushroom kingdom, mushroom world, the critic, the x-files, videoland, zebes
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Games and Gods
There are some interesting thoughts in this video. I haven’t played all of the Final Fantasy games, but fighting gods or god-like beings is pretty common in the ones I have. In some ways, I don’t think it’s necessarily anti-religious … Continue reading
Posted in Breath of Fire, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Religion, Video Games, Zelda
Tagged breath of fire ii, creator, dragon god, eva, final fantasy legend, final fantasy vi, kefka palazzo, satan
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Rabite Rampage
I guess I’m not as familiar with the Mana series (known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu, meaning “Legend of the Sacred Sword”) as I might be, but I did watch my brother play through Secret of Mana. I also have … Continue reading
Fantasy Jobs
I’ve played through much of Final Fantasy III for DS (the original Japanese FF3, not the FF3 that’s really FF6), but I think I’ve reached a point where I have to take a break because it’s become more frustrating than … Continue reading
Psynergy Star Compliant
I started playing the original Golden Sun for Game Boy Advance recently, and I have to say it’s really full of chit-chat so far. I don’t have a problem with dialogue-heavy games, but something about the pacing and the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Final Fantasy, Golden Sun, Video Games
Tagged alchemy, ivan bilibin, jinn, psynergy, saturos and menardi, weyard
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Nerd Rock with Erdrick
Descendants of Erdrick, Down Right Heavy – It seems like bands covering themes from video games is now a trend, and one that I welcome. After all, there’s plenty of nostalgic value in hearing this music again. Even back in … Continue reading
A Side of Cid
If you’ve played or even heard a significant amount about a Final Fantasy game, you probably know about Cid. There are actually different Cids, one in each FF game except the first, and he was even sort of retconned into … Continue reading
Playing Some Nintend-Oz
In the past, I have occasionally bemoaned the fact that Oz is generally overlooked when it comes to video games. Most of the ones that do come out seem to be: 1) half-hearted, and 2) based pretty much entirely on … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Sims, Video Games
Tagged emerald city, glinda, jellia jamb, jinjur, mgm, nomes, patchwork girl, scalawagons, the wizard of oz: beyond the yellow brick road, tin woodman, winged monkeys, witches, wizard of oz
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