/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3848578

While we're discussing this game with relatively sincerity, I wanted to acknowledge the other entries in the series from FF6-FF10 hitting on important themes as well, in part for comparison.

Some of my favorites (not really any surprises here):

FF6
>The inability for iron-fist tyranny to ever fully extinguish the spirit of freedom
>The purpose of life isn't some grand scheme for us to discover; We can only make our own purpose, day-to-day, embracing the present - and that's okay.

FF8
>Recognizing the arsenal of defense mechanisms we build up from past trauma, and accepting the vulnerabilities that come with living life to the fullest
>Learning to make a worthwhile life out of less than you had once expected

FF9
>The challenges of facing one's own mortality
>Learning that the superficial sources of one's sense of identity - like place of birth, class, etc. - can go out the window when you've found the right person/people to live for

FF10
>The spiritual component of selfless romantic love; its ability to cut through deep sorrows, to liberate the mind from the unjust burdens, and to awaken defiance
>The importance of questioning authority and long-established institutions, a task which consistently falls to the youth

There's some magic in all of them, though in my opinion they don't all hit with quite the same density or intensity that FF7 does with its message, nor are the sums of their subject matter quite as significant.