Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
I like arcanedude's analysis of the plot, at the end of the day, Marche is the dude trying to destroy the world, so I see where it's going with the parallels to other FF villains. And I also have to agree that FFTA's story gets undervalued alot.

I just can't agree with the statement it's "much darker than FFT". That's craaaazy rediculous. FFTA, at the end of the day, is still a kid's story, with some serious moral/philosophical questions posed to the player. Ivalice in FFT was just straight up grimey. People got done in left and right, murder was a daily routine.
Don't forget that FFT doesn't exactly have a happy ending for everyone as well. (SPOILER)Ramza and Alma make it out but at the cost of being outlaws. Delita sells the last bit of his soul for power and Olan is imprisoned. Not to mention that its hard to say if Ivalice turned out for the better (SPOILER)with Delita as the ruler. "History is written by the winners".

I found FFTA to be much more mature than most would give it but its definetly not as dark and grim as FFT and Vagrant Story.