"Recently, while messing around on a Gamefaqs message board, I came across a thread debating whether the main character of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was a hero or a villain. For those of you that don’t know, the story of FFTA is about a boy named Marche who moves into a new town and makes a couple of friends who invite him to come and read an old book they bought. The book turns out to be magical and alters reality, changing both the landscape and the population into something from a video..."

"The allure just isn't there anymore for the Final Fantasy titles and we have to ask why. Loyal fans try to create hype, but the games are just not combining new and old expectations. Maybe it's because every game, we have to warm up to new characters and worlds. Square sets itself up for hit and miss titles with no character regularity. The only motif running through the series I can identify is a blond guy and clueless protagonists. Most of the recent Final Fantasy games (dare I say Square ..."