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DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...

What was known in the U.S. as Final Fantasy II at the time (actually FF IV). I was a gamer, but pretty much arcade only because my mom couldn't afford a console, and the concept of a game having an actual plot which amounted to more than "do this for X slim reason", having characters who were more than just talking heads reading off plot points, blew me away.

4 is actually really underrated story-wise. And everything-wise. But it did things with the story that wouldn't be common for a long time. Like how they leveraged elemental weaknesses to make sure going up Mt. Ordeals is harder than going back down, even though you go up at like level 20 or whatever and down at level 1, and how this plays into the resolution of Cecil's internal struggles.

And there are a few other things like that. Rydia doesn't know fire when she joins the party, even though it's the most basic spell, and the obvious reason why. Tellah knows meteor, but he doesn't have enough MP to cast it, and his stats decrease as he levels. Maybe more that I've just never thought of.