Final Fantasy, controversial, what (some religoius stuff too)

[Super Christ]

For added drama, visit the Squaresoft board on Gamefaqs and mention that you like the game. Watch as all hell breaks loose.

Yeah, but it is gamefaqs. The only message board I've dared read that's made me shake my head more is yahoo's message board. Geez, that place is enough to make even the most fervent believers lose their faith in humanity.

Anyway, the people that get all up in arms about the religious symbolism are probably just looking for a reason to hate on the game. That, or they take symbolism way too seriously.

[Jolts]

[q=Kawaii Ryûkishi]Papercuts don't bleed.[/q]
They can. I've had one that bled, but what's worse is getting lemon juice on a paper cut .

[theundeadhero]

Final Fantasy 1 I don't really see any religion bashing except the typical it's magic and demons and generalized stuff.

FF2 Pandemonium castle is known as the castle of Hell and all the mini-boss/boss fights have the names of demons in the Jap version but were changed in origins.

FF3 Been way too long since I've beaten this game, I don't remember.

FF4 Don't seem to recall anything contovercial.

FF5 See FF3. 3 was beaten right after this one so it's been a while longer.

FF6 Goddesses and maniac bad people and kefka turning into a relative god are all baddy bad bad.

FF7 Besides religous stuff mentioned thiers a lot of homosexual undertones in the game.

FF8 Time travel is evil! wuuuuuuuu! Again magic as in all these games.

FF9 People being man-made (black mages) instead of godly made is anti-religion.

FF10 As mentioned in thread.

FF10-2 As mentioned in thread.

FF11 Still workin on it. Is it really possable to beat this game?

I beat legends 1, once. Many years ago. Beat legends 2 several times though.

[chriswong]

well... ffx really grillslaps religion by portraying yevon the way it does. i must say that that game has some of the best story/theme i've ever experienced.

[theundeadhero]

Forgot to mention the tower of Babil in FF4, Babil was an ancient civilization destroyed by god.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Well, to be fair, you forgot to mention an enormous amount.

[SomethingBig]

I saw that too.

FFVII does have that whole overthrowing the government thing going on. And Tifa has huge breasts. If that doesn't spell controversy, I don't know what does.