There are also restaurants that refuse substitutions and strictly deliver the meal as the chef intends. We live in a world with both those things, why should games be any different

National Alert Day in Germany, where they test emergency alert systems
I only know this because dota is on and TI is in germany this year and they mentioned it lol

I was open to him for much of the game, but it really really lost me when it did the "Your Dad Was Actually the Goodest And Best, and was going to end slavery just before he died"

its to emphasize the juxtaposition of his fate - he was stable enough to have a lucrative career, clearly had resources, etc
these stories are easier for people to dismiss if it happens to a struggling person in a basement apartment

lmk when they announce the Lady Eboshi prequel series

jebbing out

also, the way it is sung and way the song breaks at that point in the lyrics is incredibly beautiful

yeah 6 is much more shallow for that,
and even a casual player outscales the content so hard that most players probably don't even know how complicated the boss battles are scripted
If you play Low Level stuff, challenge runs, randomizers, you can see the potential FF6 has, but ~ALAS~

It is crazy to me that FF5 nailed the mechanics and job system so so so well, and then Square just... never really want back to it
(arguably, Bravely Default is the heir to FF5's divergence, but not quite the same)

If you look at the battlescripts for bosses and randoms, it has wildly detailed encounter design, which is what is needed to make the job abilities feel Interesting. Bosses have status vulnerabilities, react to certain things
FF6 has this, but the math is bad so even casual players never see it

I did sort of like the Trespasser dialogue after a Sera breakup, maybe allow her a Little Bit of Growth.
Of all the epilogues, Thom's is the one that really got me to tear up, actually.
And... Exalted Councilor Pentaghast... Call me 🥺