"God damnit already! What the hell are they doing?! What is this? I played Final Fantasy VII, and I liked Final Fantasy VII. It was a cool story, a cool setting! Interesting characters! Why are they adding in all this stupid metaphysical j-pop ultra-fashion Nomura bullcrap?
I mean, sure, the original game had some of that. The last boss DID have one wing but he was the LAST BOSS! Last bosses in Final Fantasy always have one horn and eight heads and stars circling their waist where four snake..."

"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 ..."

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8. Cid Highwind
Every Final Fantasy game has a Cid, and every Cid is different. In Final Fantasy VIII, he's a mild-mannered educator. In Final Fantasy V, he's an aging, retired genius. Then there's Cid Highwind, the greatest of all Cids, the missing link between Chuck Yeager, Werner von Braun, and John Constantine. He grouses, chain-smokes, swears up a storm, wipes battlefields clear with one swing of his lance, and wants noth..."