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I have never played XI or XIV, and have no plans to. I have a strict no MMO policy, and nothing I've heard about those games encourages me to change it. I've also never touched well, any of the spinoff games other than the Compilation of VII stuff. Don't really have any plans to there, either...

It depends. I'll generally try everybody out, and by about halfway through the game or so I'll have my favorites. With VI, I was very conflicted because I loved most of them and could only pick four, so I kept switching out. With VII, I flipped back and forth a lot, too, though I never used...

This third essay relates David Hume's ideas about beauty, art, and taste to our favorite video game series. In brief: -Beauty isn't something that can be found IN a work of art (in this case, a video game), but rather something that we perceive in it when we filter it through our senses. Here...

VIII is FULL of this. People have already mentioned a few things from VIII, but my biggest one is during the big fight between Balamb and Galbadia Gardens, when Rinoa is dangling off the Garden and your party is all SQUALL, YOU HAVE TO RESCUE HER. Uhhhhh.... he was kind of commanding an army...

You know, if you are religious, that just makes setting up a false religion or using religious institutions for evil all the more vile. And it's always the bad guys who are doing that. Therefore... nah, no reason to be offended.

Blah, sorry, I was misinformed. (And thanks for correcting me, honestly.) But looking at an online dictionary I see the word also has meanings like faith, trust, and core, which are all kind of interesting as well... But I dunno, I know next to nothing about Japanese. Saying things like this...

"Mild?" "Seems?" "Unintentionally?" No need to weaken your point like that. :) I don't think Tactics should be considered offensive. Yes, it's church is strongly based on the Catholic church. Yes, there are obvious parallels to Christianity. But, it also takes place in a very medieval setting...

VII would be a fine choice, IMO. The gameplay is not that hard, and if he can follow Death Note he can probably follow the plot well enough. If he has any troubles you can offer some helpful hints. Otherwise, the ones I think would be a bad idea: I-IV are right out because II-IV can be really...

Woops, wasn't paying enough attention. *facepalm* The original English release on the SNES was made a bit easier and has a very iffy translation of which "you spoony bard" was perhaps the best example, which is why I imagine people didn't recommend it.

Could someone make me a sig with this piccy and the words "Fortune favors the bold" or if you want to be fancy, the Latin "Audentes fortuna iuvat?" Thanks! :)

I've only played the PS1 and DS versions, but even though I haven't played it personally, I think the GBA version is probably your best bet. You get some improvements on the original game (running, improved translation, your choice of dudes at the end, etc.) while retaining the same basic...

If it's a choice between shiny graphics and world-building/exploration, I'd take world-building every time. But... I don't know that it's that simple in reality. Since VII, FF has been known for its graphical prowess, but I wonder if it's really worth it for them to continue trying to be the...

Laguna, you sexy, goofy bastard. Or maybe Rikku. :P

VIII has its flaws, but it's an amazing game in its own right. VII was the game that got me hooked, but if I'd played VIII first I bet it could have done the trick too.

It really (really, really, really, I can't stress this enough) depends on what sort of person your girlfriend is. What kind of things does she like? Why might she like FF? Would she even like FF? If she's into other nerdy type things: fantasy novels, anime, etc. it might be pretty easy to sell...

Ahhhh... Back when I first played the game as a teen, Vincent was my favorite. He was ever so ~dark~ and ~troubled~. Nowadays, he seems more than a bit over the top, and I have a new found appreciation for Tifa and Cid, among others. That said, even though Vincent is an "optional" character, I...

Possibly these two? VII - Lurking in the Darkness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEEKz0rLeM VIII - Galbadia Garden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qusoHelOELg There's not an explanation of these sorts of things per se, except for Uematsu being lazy, but I can't really blame him, he's written...

Uematsu self plagiarizes a fair amount. I haven't noticed any big similarities in the stuff you mentioned, but it wouldn't surprise me. The biggest example of this I can give is this piece from V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9beZJ7mOpo And Kuja's theme and its' various variations from IX...

I was 14, and the first one I played was VII, at a friend's insistence. That was in 2000, been a fan ever since. Moreso than that friend is now, actually. :) For those of you who started playing the series really young (as in, less than 10 or so) how different was it to go back and play the...

I voted X, but I think VI, VII or IX would do as well. Starting on any of them could set you up for false expectations for the rest of the series, however. They're all so different.