For the fans of FFX/2 out there.... Remember when you could pick up any Final Fantasy game and experience the magic of getting stuck on the first dungeon without having to play any of the previous entries in the franchise? They all had completely unrelated characters and plotlines, but now its not that simple -- not only are they making confusingly numbered sequels, but some small clues left in Final Fantasy X-2 (pronounced ten two, which isnt the same as twelve) revealed that two of the most popular games in the series are actually connected. Basically, if you played X-2, then youre responsible for everything bad that happens in Final Fantasy VII. Square Enix THIS IS ON YOU. How does that work? Well, in FFX theres a guy called Rin who owns a shop. In FFX-2, a precocious kid called Shinra talks to Rin about his idea of harvesting the life force that flows through our planet and turning it into energy. This isnt a major plot point, and its only in a small footnote that you discover that Rin eventually says Aw, what the heck and bankrolls the kids project. All of the money youve been giving Rin to buy potions and whatnot has helped him fund this venture for Shinra. But whats the harm? Youve helped develop a possible new source of clean energy and made a little boy happy in the process. Oh, and youre also responsible for the horrors of a tyrannical regime. Remember this logo from Final Fantasy VII? Square Enix Because even in the magical sci-fi future-past, you have to work to keep the power bill paid, apparently. That belongs to the Shinra Electric Company, aka the bastards who ruin everything for everyone in Final Fantasy VII. Theyre ruled by President Shinra, a global autocrat with a private army who essentially owns the metropolis Midgar and controls every aspect of the citizens lives. The Shinra Electric Company is also behind some pretty horrific genetic engineering that causes trouble for everyone involved. And how do they get their energy? Why, by harvesting the life force of the planet -- the same process little Shinra from FFX-2 invented, although he probably didnt foresee that it would turn the mined areas into desolate wastelands. Square Enix That, or that kid was a total dick. So, yes, President Shinra is little Shinras descendant. In other words, by giving a nice man some money in a game set 1,000 years earlier, you helped fund an evil, world-destroying corporation.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:49:42 +0000
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