A few times recently I've seen someone pose the question: "Why do people hate Final Fantasy XIII for being linear? I understand it's unusually linear for a Final Fantasy, but plenty of these same people seem to like Final Fantasy X which is almost as bad!" It's true that FF-XIII seems to draw particular ire … Continue reading Final Fantasy XIII: The Problem’s Not Linearity →

I just finished an impressively terrible game. I’m a longtime Final Fantasy player, which is to say that I played the oldest ones when they came out and eventually wandered off but continued to halfway pay attention to what they’re doing. This particular game has convinced me that it’s no longer even worth halfway paying … Continue reading Final Fantasy XV: The Malboro →