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https://www.inverse.com/gaming/final-fantas...tics-best-story

TL;DR in this writer's opinion, it's still the best FF story ever, because of its exploration of difficult philosophical and political questions.

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I finally got around to noticing I never replied to this thread, just read the article, and, obviously, I agree. I'd quibble with how the author presents a couple things:

1) It's worth spelling out that Tietra's murder came on Zalbaag's orders, and maybe worth mentioning that they knew the shooter (and thus what aspects of society he represents and prizes).

2) I wouldn't describe the Lucavi as an "organization" per se, especially since the hosts of the Lucavi have their own positions within/across multiple factions, and it's just that much more compelling to realize that even when we're talking about the 3 major forces present throughout the game (White Lions, Black Lions, Church of Glabados), we can and should subdivide each of these factions as the game progresses.

3) I see no need to resort to the Law/Chaos axis of D&D (though, as I’m writing this comment, I’m wondering if it really might be such since Matsuno’s work at Quest explicitly used such a framework); I simply believe (as I do with D&D's Alignment system) we get a much richer view of their actions across the course of the game if we don’t try to map them to Law/Chaos.

Still, I very much appreciate the author's appreciation for Ramza's excellence, especially for his determination to understand those he finds himself opposed to.