Whether through sheer intensity or emotional effect, great moments in gaming live on in our minds long after we first experience them.
We all have that first game that showed us how the medium could tell epic, cinematic stories. For me that game was Final Fantasy VIII.
When it comes to evoking emotion and translating feeling to the audience, few aspects of art are as important as the music.
If the general operative way to make a sequel to a massive success like Final Fantasy VII would be to give people more of the same, only bigger...
There’s a particularly telling moment toward the end of Final Fantasy VIII that really lets you know what kind of finale you’re in for. After a climactic...
In many Final Fantasy titles and RPGs in general, the game begins with a foregone conclusion that the two leads will end up romantically involved at some point,...
Square Enix. Say that name to many people, and they’ll likely expect an E3 presentation full of JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. Hey, they’d...
Not so Final Fantasy is a tri-weekly column dedicated to all things Final Fantasy; from specific aspects of specific titles, to the universal features that set...
Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors and...
It is a testament to the excellence of games that their experiences can often keep us entrenched for hours in our real lives. Many of us...
