What is Final Fantasy To You?

[Secret Weapon]

I decided to post this in general chat aside form intelluctual because not all of your guys post is going to be as in depth as mine. I'd appreciate everyones opinion that views this.

Very simple What is FF to you whether it be a personal connection, where you'll think it'll be in the future, the legacy it will leave behind, etc.

FF to me is a personal connection. One of the main reasons I love FF (all rpgs really) is for their music themes. My favorites outta FF (III, V, and VII) are because of their themes. I think of listening to one of my favorites themes as meditating, spanning out my thought process & tapping into my sub-conscious. Yes I know some of you are thinking it's just a game but FF is more than that. It shows & teaches you life lessons in many different ways. I listen to some of those select themes when I dont know how to handle/or decide something. It soothes away a lot of mental diffuculty and anguish that gives me anguish and gives me the conviction to stay strong through whatever I have to endure. FF is that person thats there for me, even when a action/decision is for me to make alone. Just because a action/decision causes you to process it alone doesn't mean you have to make/do them alone. People have more straightforward, clean cut ways of going about things like this but your always going to go to that thing/person when no one else was there right? I feel everyone should at least look at FF in this way, it may help discover a lot about yourselves.

What is FF to you guys?

[Michael Swayne]

Playing Final Fantasy games, and all video games really, is a way for me to escape the chaos that is my life. Kind of silly, escaping the struggle of my life by playing as someone with struggles of their own. But I enjoy it.

When I am angry, I release my anger by killing monsters. There is nothing more exciting than chopping some monsters to pieces or freezing one's enemies with a chilly Blizzard spell, and all to to calm yourself down. When I am happy, a nice mini-game like Chocobo Hot & Cold or Sphere Break is a great way to pass the time. When sad, I get enveloped in the drama that Final Fantasy games bring.

Really, games like Final Fantasy do teach a gamer lots of life lessons as mentioned above. Like moving forward, not giving up when faced with a problem, and how to be compassionate.

Bottom line, Final Fantasy games are really more than just a simple save-the-world kind of kind. They are tools on leading a better life, with a bit of fantasy violence blended in to make learning entertaining.

[TheLastAdventAuron]

It is a lifestyle, a TRUE lifestyle at least