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Quote Originally Posted by Guardian XIII View Post
Whenever I think of VII, I think of the Dark Ages. The way the world is reminds me of what I heard about the Dark Ages in the third grade. The Planet has seen happier times, but we don't know them. All we know is the barren soil surrounding the Mako Reactors and the the iron fist of Shin-Ra.
I'm curious to know more about this statement cause it doesn't make much sense to me I'm afraid. I'd love to hear some elaboration. Personally I see VII like the First Industrial Revolution. A world where the sudden realization of a new energy source and technology has allowed it to make massive technological leaps faster than culture can keep up. A lot of the social commentary in the game suggest people who are lost in the rapidily expanding new culture created by Mako Energy.
I wasn't necessarily saying that the world was in an economical crisis, just that there are a few elements that feel like the Dark Ages to me. A "king" leading the people for little more than his own gain, "peasants" forced to live in less than desirable living conditions because they can't afford anything better, and when out on the map the world is darkish, like it's constantly under a storm cloud. I was in fourth grade when I learned about the Dark Ages so a dark world was what I pictured.