Ragnarok.Zeig said: »
FF1's main plot is literally Garland creating a time loop that grants him effective immortality.
And the game that this very forum is named after has at least 2 whole storlines with time travel.
And the game that this very forum is named after has at least 2 whole storlines with time travel.
The time travel stories in other games have also been really bad. FFXI at least tried to hand-wave it away with "divergent timelines/multiverse" stuff, which was slightly less tired 15 years ago than it is today.
The main vibe I'm getting from this thread is that some folks don't understand that Final Fantasy has always been kinda mid in terms of gameplay and "D-minus, see me after class" for story. I absolutely love the franchise, but it's a vehicle for spectacle and music. It's kinda silly that they insist on re-inventing the wheel for every game, but that's how it has been to some degree or another since the first sequel.
In defense of their storytelling, it is often complex and layered. It's just teaspoon-shallow. Shall we go down the list of villains whose motivation was "I will save the world by killing everyone"?