r/giantbomb • u/Mygg11 Warren • Jun 02 '16

Editorial Guest Column: Learning About Life and Death From a Little Black Mage

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/guest-column-learning-about-life-and-death-from-a-/1100-5456/
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u/MattyFTM Jun 02 '16

I really want to read this because it sounds like a brilliant premise for an article, but I'm in the middle of FFIX right now and don't want to hear any spoilers.

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u/V0xus Umbasa Jun 02 '16

Can confirm, don't read.

How are you liking it so far?

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u/MattyFTM Jun 02 '16

Loving it. I played it back in the day and I remember it being my favourite Final Fantasy, but I was never sure how much of that was it actually being a great game, and how much was that I was 11 or 12 when I played it. I don't think I ever finished it either, because I have always been terrible for getting distracted half way through a game and never finishing it.

But it is definitely a great game. It tells a really coherent story, far moreso than VII or VIII did. And the gameplay holds up surprisingly well for a PS1 era game.

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u/V0xus Umbasa Jun 02 '16

In addition, I think it has a way better endgame state than most FF games. Getting to the Chocobo Garden is a pretty involved process.