/vr/ - Retro Games

FFA has a very unique atmosphere of constant misery, each victory or moment of peace just a brief respite before the next tragedy struck. Even the ending offers no comfort. Chocobo leaves you, Bogard's back is broken, Marcie is buried, your friends are dead. The girl is a tree - the last tree - and will eventually perish with nobody to replace her. You are the last Mana knight, temporally staving off the inevitable. The ending screen is a kick in the gut, and when you soft reset, you are greeted by the game's melancholic title music.