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Final Fantasy Cussing

Today I didn’t feel like I wanted to play Forza 2. In fact, I have had enough of the XBox and needed a little change, some variety. So I figured I could play a game that I never approached. Shame on me, but I’ve never played Final Fantasy VI before. I own the first 4 entries to the series, played most of the 3D ones, but never finished one. It is embarrasing I know, but those games only kept me motivated for some days until I lost my interest and played something else.

Time for another attempt as I’ve fired up an emulator and entered the world of Final Fantasy VI. I am only in the very first minutes of the game and I already remember what I always liked about the SNES times. Cute 16Bit graphics, nice midi tunes, simple control scheme, cursing. Cursing?! I was surprised about the heavy use of the word ‘bitch‘ in the first hour of the game. Now I usually don’t care but I didn’t expect it in a more or less family friendly SNES game.

Other than that, the game is still pretty straight forward. I got to Castle Figaro, fled from there and am now on my way to South Figaro. Let’s see how it all evolves.