Final Fantasy: Turn-Based Strategies in a Real-Time Battle
While there are over a dozen entries and rising in the mainline Final Fantasy franchise, the way players engage in combat comes down to two basic concepts… the slower, turn-based […]
Final Fantasy: Hope, Faith, and Getting Answers to our Prayers
The Final Fantasy series has never shied away from the “fantasy” part of the title, packing their games full of seeming paradoxes like the massive boats that sail through the […]
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within or Advent Children?
The Final Fantasy franchise has delivered two unique cinematic adventures over the years… the well-received Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the decidedly less successful Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. […]
Final Fantasy XII: Random Battles or Necessary Encounters?
While each entry in the Final Fantasy series has its’ own unique twist, Final Fantasy XII stands out as the first title in the mainline series to fully do away […]
Final Fantasy IV: Cecil’s “Re-class” and Ripping Off the Labels from our Past
While each entry in the Final Fantasy series is notable for different reasons, FFIV truly broke its own rules by allowing the protagonist Cecil to “switch classes” during the game. […]
Final Fantasy: Stepping Out Onto the Water
Most of my Final Fantasy experiences start out the same way… I spend a few hours learning who I am and how to play the game, meet some new friends […]
Happy MAR10 Day 2026!
Happy Mario Day! Recognizing March 10th as “MAR10 Day” has become an annual international celebration, but it wasn’t always this way… as a matter of fact, everyone’s favorite plumber started his […]
Final Fantasy: Prioritizing the “Fantasy” or the Things that are “Final”?
If you could take one item from the universe of the Final Fantasy games and possess it in real life, what would it be? Would it be Zach’s iconic, larger-than-life […]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Volunteering to “Carry the Bucket”
If you never got to play Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles on the Nintendo GameCube with your friends in multiplayer mode, you missed out on a truly unique experience. Up to […]
Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts: A Collaboration that Requires Full Integration
The Kingdom Hearts series may be the “Reese’s peanut butter cups” of the video game world now, but there was a time that the serious nature of the Final Fantasy […]
Finding God in Video Games 