The thing about Final Fantasy is it is a franchise and with each game comes a different story, characters and themes and you can find one game that sticks with you for a long time or not.įF7 is about Cloud Strife, a mercenary for hire and his adventure with a group called Avalanche, where they go up against the evil Shinra Corporation for taking the life energy of the planet to power up cities but what one thought would be a simple story turns into a mass adventure of devotion, deception, death, acceptance, truth and even love over the fate of the world that is doomed for destruction by once known hero, Sephiroth.įF7 is known for the most infamous and tragic death of a character that hasn’t been seen since 4 (I believe) and being the first FF game on the Playstation home entertainment system and got high accolades from critics and gamers. Say what you will about Final Fantasy games franchise but for me these 3 captured my imagination and interest. What’s this, a trio of Squresoft games? Yup, given it’s the same title I decided to get these out of the way but don’t misunderstand, I do not dislike these games.įar from it, my mom got me all 3 of these games around my Sophomore year of high school on Christmas and hold these in high regard. *FF VII well known image of Cloud with Buster Sword* *The opening theme of Legend of Mana I tear up as the memories come flooding back!* *One of the 3 big story lines involving dragons* But due to the power of tech, you can find Legend of Mana on the Playstation Network at a cheap price. Sadly this game is rather hard to find a hard copy too and I was lucky to get this one a decade ago by finding it on accident, cost a hefty price though. I’d go into them but it’s been a while I know them from memory but can’t jot them down but if you play, look out for them! However for the 3 story lines, they are awesome and I was never left disappointed in either of them. There are 3 big ones that shape the foundation of Legend of Mana that also go into the “last stage” of the game which I won’t reveal too much. Some stories are stand alone however you’ll start noticing how some form a bigger one when played.
There’s also the pet function that you can raise that becomes another member of your family and party or constant companion to keep on during the course of the story. Bud and Lisa are there names and they also have some stories in this game that you can do. You also “adopt” two kids by the 2nd episode that decide to live with you after you beat them due to them causing some mischief at a pumpkin patch. In the game you can fight alone or during a majority of the time you can befriend characters that will become a “party” of you two which helps cause some boss battles are hard without them. Even has the title of the story you are playing in bold letters. This game represented a “do your own tale” as you go to a place, talk to one or two characters to activate a story like an episode more or less. Sword, Spear, Staff, Nunchaku, Spear, Gloves, Bow & Arrow, Double Blade Sword, Axe, Double Blade Axe and I usually went for Spear or Bow at first (but through finding various drops you can get all the weapons and change it up).Īfter that you get blasted into the main theme song which I always blasted loudly cause I enjoyed it very much then to placing the first object on the world (Your home) and beginning your journey from there. You begin the game with choosing your character and naming them and when I played I named the male “Jeffrey” to make it seem it was me in the role, which technically you are in a way and than choose which weapon to wield.
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This game is the fourth game in the “Mana” series and the first one to appear in the next generation game counsel (Playstation) and it got lots of praise. I rented this from Hollywood video and I was immersed in “creating” your own world through objects you find in this world that has been devastated by war and greed. Legend of Mana, made by Squaresoft (now Squreenix) is an Action Role Playing where you play as one of these original characters (male or female), which don’t affect the plot in many ways except for some dialogue with various story lines occurring that you choose. So to conclude this entry of “Gaming through the years”, I will be giving brief details on some of my favorite ones! I’d say that is what also cemented myself in being an anime to this day the animation, music, plot and characters. In my middle school years, 8th grade to be precise, my mom got me a Playstation and when that happened I’ve been a Sony fanboy ever since!ĭue to Playstation which eventually moved to PS2/PS3/PS4, I discovered an entertaining amount of games, some fighting but mostly JRPGS (Japanese role playing games). Been a minute since the last gaming entry and I’m going to finish this up!