What I’ve Learned from Final Fantasy

• Ordinary people can be thrust into extraordinary circumstances at any moment
• Through discipline, training, and out-and-out grinding, great power can be achieved
• A love story always makes the action that much more thrilling
• Sometimes the fate of the entire world really is at stake
• No matter how hard the battles, no matter how perilous the heights, victory awaits in the end for those who choose to persevere
• Killing monsters is cool
• Even the most epic plots are only as compelling as the depth, strength and likability of the characters
• Side-quests and subplots add intensity and context and always enrich an already powerful storyline
• Making super-bad, magical-beastie-thing-enemies explode into a billion pieces is tremendous fun
• The whole world is interactive and just waiting for brave explorers to discover all its secrets and mysteries
• Though the ending may be spectacular, it is the journey that makes it all worthwhile