This dominant narrative surrounding the inevitability of female objectification and victimhood is so powerful that it not only defines our concepts of
reality but it even sets the parameters for how we think
about entirely fictional
worlds, even those taking
place in the realms of fantasy and science fiction.
Being somewhat limited
in my freedom to be entertained as a kid, for many years of my life, gaming served as a diverse means of escape for me away from the trappings of a mostly mundane, repetitive life, at the end of the school day I would often think to myself «alright... so what are some of the good things that I have to look forward to when I get home...», one of the first things that I would do as soon as I got home after school was play FINAL FANTASY on PlayStation, I would eagerly walk home as quickly as I could just so that I could continue playing from the part where I had last left off the day before, as pathetic as this may come across, I can confidently say that many of the happiest moments that I have had
in my life have been while being utterly enthralled by the developments
in the games, I think that reminiscing
about aspects of a video game with great fondness is a hallmark of an impactful form of entertainment, I would often be so «
in the zone» while playing that anything aside from what was taking
place on the screen would become completely null and void
in my mind to the point where I forget that I was playing a video game, even though I did not live the events of the game, I can emphatise with them as if I had, that is the sort of impact that the emotional depth of the story, the characters, the music, the design and the overall
world of the series have had on me, what appeals the most to me is that FINAL FANTASY allows us the luxury of divorcing ourselves of our current
reality to assume that of a
world of fantasy for a precious moment
in time, which is a sentiment that makes me wish that our
world as whole had a little more «FINAL FANTASY» within it so as to make us all want to wake up as soon as possible to enjoy another day