Bears In Games - Epic Final Fantasy Extravaganza Part 1

Johnny and guest host from gamesters.ca Max take a good, hard look
at the first four Final Fantasies. Provided that you think Final
Fantasy starts with Final Fantasy III.




Final Fantasy III starts us off with its slightly creepy
child-warrior look, and confusingly androgynous protagonists. But
all is not lost in this game: it does feature one of Final
Fantasy's hottest bosses, the Djinn! So that's something right
there.





Final Fantasy IV does have a chubby bear as a playable character,
but it's Cid. And Cid in this game could, based on your
viewpoint, either look like A: a potato, B: a biker bear, or C: a
gollywog doll. He's got some freaky lips. Other than that, not a
lot of bears, though it does have girls wearing inappropriate
bikinis. And is Yang a bear? He ain't hairy, but he is burly.





Final Fantasy V is a critical darling but overlooked step in the
series. It had a great implementation of the job system, but not
much of a plot. The beauty is in the excellent combat. So what
does it offer us as far as bears go? One of the protagonists is
an older guy with a moustache, and he and the hero, Buttz, seem
to be cruising their mysterious (or Mister-ious) pirate friend.
They think he's hot.





Final Fantasy VI drastically changed the way that games dealt
with cinemas, characterization, and presentation. Does that mean
it has good characterization? No. It just has it, period.
And this is a big step forward for the JRPG genre. So while some
of the dialogue is clunky and terrible, there are definite
emotional high points. Also, is Sabin a bear? Sure he is. Because
they say so in the game.