Zanarkand has always moved in the sense that it was the beginning and the end of the story. At one end, it was utopia with all its technology and just a hint of magic to fuel the gasoline adrenaline found there. Then suddenly, it's this barren wasteland filled with ghosts of former glory and swarming with pureflies that somehow give a pseudo-life to a place bereft of people. And this is where they finally realize what it really means to be a summoner and guardian, not just some glorified crap about saving the world and emerging victorious. So yeah, I guess this place had its mark