Jacob Thiede
@jacobthiede.bsky.social
Christian, husband, dad of 3, musician by night, financial consultant by day
This and more in my most recent video essay on FFX as the best ending theme of all video games:
youtu.be/sUTJp1JcpVo?...
youtu.be/sUTJp1JcpVo?...
The best video game ending theme
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September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This and more in my most recent video essay on FFX as the best ending theme of all video games:
youtu.be/sUTJp1JcpVo?...
youtu.be/sUTJp1JcpVo?...
It seemed like most games, or at least a handful of Final Fantasies, were all stories of isekais. Isekai is literally translated as “different world” and is a type of story transports the protagonist to a different world where the characters have little or no knowledge.
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It seemed like most games, or at least a handful of Final Fantasies, were all stories of isekais. Isekai is literally translated as “different world” and is a type of story transports the protagonist to a different world where the characters have little or no knowledge.
But what I didn’t know back then, is how much of a lasting impact the story would have on me: particularly how it was expressed through its music. The 2000’s were a different time…
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
But what I didn’t know back then, is how much of a lasting impact the story would have on me: particularly how it was expressed through its music. The 2000’s were a different time…
Who could forget that tropical sea? I think all of us 13 year old boys saw ourselves as Tidus, or at least wanted to be like him.
Twenty years later, I hold a PhD in Music Composition and finally finished the game.
Twenty years later, I hold a PhD in Music Composition and finally finished the game.
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who could forget that tropical sea? I think all of us 13 year old boys saw ourselves as Tidus, or at least wanted to be like him.
Twenty years later, I hold a PhD in Music Composition and finally finished the game.
Twenty years later, I hold a PhD in Music Composition and finally finished the game.
It was the very first game I rented from our local, independently owned video store—I definitely judged it by it’s cover. In fact, I think this is one of the best cover arts of any video game because it exactly conveys how the game felt playing it.
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It was the very first game I rented from our local, independently owned video store—I definitely judged it by it’s cover. In fact, I think this is one of the best cover arts of any video game because it exactly conveys how the game felt playing it.