Paying Homage

I just wanted to pay a little homage to two of the most powerful stories I have ever come across, so rich, emotional and enjoyed through one of the most underated forms of storytelling ever, Playstation.

The stories of Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X (8, and 10 for dummies) are literally the most emotional stories I have read, rivalling the likes of Harry Potter in my opinion in terms of a revolutionary story line.

The storylines are far too long & the characters too numerous, and I'm equally fond of them all, so instead I'll just post the logo and the reasons behind it. Firstly, Final Fantasy VIII. (Spoilers ahead.)

The logo of Final Fantasy VIII is pretty straight-forward, a young male and female holding each other. The great thing about this embrace is that, throughout the entire game (four discs, long game! And no, you can't just skip to the third or fourth disc. It doesn't let you because it relies on save files.), the characters Rinoa and Squall, seem like the couple that would be so nice to happen but never do because Squall is a bit of an ass love-wise, but understandable from his background. Anyway, after almost losing Rinoa after a mishap in space, it finally clicks in him and ugh, the moment he saves her is so heroic as this image is actually just an artwork of a CGI scene in the game, and it was just romantic and I cried like a baby.

Final Fantasy X is quite different in terms of the logo. Final Fantasy X is a completely different game, story and characters. No resemblance except for some weird oddball things carried on throughout all the games, like the giant Chocobo birds, a character is always named 'Cid' and there's always big monsters you can use in battle. The logo for X is of Yuna, one of the main characters of the game and the hero, even though you do not play her mainly in the game. So it's quite unusual to not play the hero, which makes this game even more special! This logo, again, is based on a CGI scene (they're interspaced throughout the game, little mini-movie for visual and cinematic moments) where Yuna, the summoner, arrives at Killika Port, (I spelt that wrong, I forgot the actual spelling. Sorry gamers!) a place devastated by the destructive antagonist Sin.

In this image Yuna, the summoner, is 'sending' the dead's spirits to the far plane, Spira's (the world of the game) version of heaven. Since she was chosen as a summoner, she has the ability to walk on water (intentional reference to Jesus, trust me. Vanquishing 'sin'? Catholics, the fuckers, would totally love it. ;D) and dances until the souls of the dead, in the form of pyreflies (pretty sparkly things) rise up and depart to the Farplane. If a summoner doesn't do this the souls eventually develop into fiends, monsters that immortally plague the earth until defeated. It sounds silly, but it's a beautiful scene & quite sad & serious. Actually, I reckon you should watch it, here's the video. It's called "The Sending". Enjoy!

I LOVE FINAL FANTASY!



P.S. Totally just figured out the logic behind shrinking a video to fit your page. Love it.