there are skeptics out there. non-believers. dumb-asses. people who just don’t get final fantasy. “why’s it cool?” i’ll tell you why, philistine.

final fantasy has a fucking lineage to it, and a crazy one at that. every single final fantasy release has a million different titles that differ depending on which country, state, or restaurant you’re in. everyone’s darling, final fantasy III, is really final fantasy VI in japan (and on wikipedia). final fantasy III (the real one) just got released on the nintendo DS, causing thousands of people who can’t let go of 1996 to rush out and purchase what they thought was the game that’s etched into their subconscious. and what about final fantasy II? it’s really final fantasy iv, or some such twist. the whole thing is like m. night shymalan’s family tree.

i’m pretty convinced that i was able to get through the first few chapters of fellowship of the ring because of final fantasy’s fucked up chronology. you want to bore me, tolkien? try harder.

i love that someone thought to put “mad world” from donnie darko on top of these shots from FF VI. if only the filmmakers had the foresight to replace drew barrymore with a chocobo.

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