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Are Final Fantasy games anti-religious?

by Flintlock February 4, 2013 0 comments

In this week’s roundup: one Youtube user suggests Final Fantasy series is against religion; Super Fan meets Nobuo Uematsu; Final Fantasy XI expansion incorporates one of the series’ classic job classes; plus lots from our forum.

Game Theory: Why Final Fantasy is Anti-Religion (via Youtube)

Final Fantasy games feature a lot of religious symbolism. But if you look closely, those references to religion actually form a very interesting pattern; the Final Fantasy games are actually against organized religion…and even the concept of God himself. So today, we’re looking at the Final Fantasy series, including Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy X, and Final Fantasy Legend to see just how this popular series deals with religious issues.

Discuss this on the forum (hat-tip: Shademp)

What happened when the Super Fan met the Super Composer

Towards the end of last year, Square Enix held a contest to determine the first Final Fantasy Super Fan, described as “a fan unlike any other, who goes beyond the call of fandom with an unequivocal commitment to all things Final Fantasy”. Part of the prize for the winner was a trip to Paris to see a Distant Worlds concert and meet Nobuo Uematsu. Here’s what happened in the words of the winner himself, Randis Albion:

Square Enix introduced me to the composer Nobuo Uematsu in Paris after the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert. I had the chance to shake hands and express my appreciation and to present him with a gift, a canvas print of a painting of himself, painted by myself.

We think the painting is really something special. Good work, Randis! (hat-tip: Shademp)

Introducing The Geomancer, One of Final Fantasy XI: Seekers Of Adoulin’s New Jobs (via Siliconera)

The Geomancer job is leaving Final Fantasy V and coming to Final Fantasy XI as part of the Seekers of Adoulin expansion pack. Gemonacers use Geomancy to buff party members and debilitate monsters. Geomancers have two kinds of geomancy magic. Indicolure spells are magical auras that affect party members and enemies nearby. Geocolure spells can only be used when a character’s main class is set as Geomancer. Geomancers have to place a Luopan which emanates a field that acts as the center of a Geocolure spell.

What’s the best song in Final Fantasy XI? Cast your vote over on our forum.

More from the forum

• Who are the best and worst parents in Final Fantasy VII?
• Check out Kotaku’s ranking of the main Final Fantasy games – and then share your own
• Cooking made sexy… by Tifa
• Have you been playing Final Fantasy: Airborne Brigade?
• Discussing the rumours of the next Playstation console

Community news

• Shademp has decided the time is right to step down from his position as Content Director of this website. On behalf of everyone at The Lifestream, we’d like to thank him for his hard work, vision and unique contributions while holding the position. We’d also like to welcome Prince Lex, who has taken over the role; we’re all looking forward to seeing what he has planned for the site.
• If you’re knowledgeable about the compilation of Final Fantasy VII and you fancy yourself as a good writer, come help us write a Case of Cloud novella!
  
• The third chapter of the Final Fantasy IX community playthrough is ready: this one’s mostly about getting distracted. Kweh!?
• A warm welcome to our newest forum member, tsakalof!
• Happy birthday to satsugaizake, who blew out the candles on Saturday!