Quote Originally Posted by Avarice-ness View Post
Agree'd.

I mean most things in the FF1-FF6 threads actually have to do with the game or things ingame like battles or weapons or favorite skills..

Where as, recently, in the FFVII-FFX forums there have been an increasing amount of theory threads. Granted I can account this ALOT too the whole ultimania guides, seeing as most FFVII "theory's" are based from what the guides say, but I personally think that what happened in the games is the one and only thing that happened and I disregard things like these books that came out 7 to 10 years after the games release.

Either way, the only kind of analyzing older games tend to have is something having to do with a characters background or something like that, for the older ones.. it's trying to find some deep meaningful theory that really means nothing.
The games up to 6 were primarily for the diehards who loved gaming as a way to escape a boring life. They treated it as a hobby. Once 7 was released, it provided more space for people to actually think because in the post-6 generation, kids really didn't want to think about anything. I know I didn't. After playing 7, I suddenly found myself wondering about a lot of different things. These sometimes nonsensical theories that tend to clutter the "7-up" forums may seem out of place, but I believe it's healthy for gamers to express their pov's and get decent feedback.
But I do think some take it too far.

The fact that the games tend to make you think also adds replay value. Some may not realize it, but they end up playing through the game again to better understand things they didn't quite grasp the first time through.