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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / Final Fantasy / November 2005Final Fantasy X and religion
Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not only is the concept of organised religion attacked, but the basic beliefs as well. The teachings of Yevon, that everyone had faith in, are ultimately found to be 'false hope'. is this like saying that the judaeo-christian-islamic concepts of heaven, final judgement, etc, are nothing more than false hope. so is this an attack on religion, or simply a consequence of the difference between 'western' and 'eastern' ideas?  SignatureTom Wootten, Fresher NatSci, Trinity Hall. oof.trinhall.cam.ac.uk There was only ever one valid use for the notorious <blink> tag: Schrodinger's cat is <blink>not</blink> dead. > Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not only > is the concept of organised religion attacked, but the basic beliefs as [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > so is this an attack on religion, or simply a consequence of the difference > between 'western' and 'eastern' ideas? Isn't the game asking us to reconsider what deserves our true "faith"? Organized decorum/doctrine-based ceremonious religion takes a bit of a beating, but after all, Tidus is just a dream that results from that religion in a way. - Avenger > Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not only > is the concept of organised religion attacked, but the basic beliefs as [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > so is this an attack on religion, or simply a consequence of the difference > between 'western' and 'eastern' ideas? If you thought that was hot saucy criticism of organised religion, just you wait 'til Final Fantasy XII comes out, where there's this land grounded in the teachings of prophet called "Je'Sus" but (OMG!) it turns out that he was just the founding point for organised institutional tyranny in the land ("J'Europa"). And, whoa guys, Matrix-whoa, Je'Sus was hooking up with prostitutes and having children whose descendents are scattered around J'Europa and hidden from the Evil Gratholic Church, because he knew what would happen and felt a bit bad about it. That and he wanted to do some hookers before heading back up to G-Town. (Wouldn't you?) Anyway, back to the game: you, as a brainy, handsome professor-slash-adventurer, practically the second coming anyway, must go on a crazy, incoherent mission around a bunch of places in J'Europa with a really hot younger girl who turns out to be the last surviving descendent of Je'Sus, and go find the secret truth by solving really tough puzzles by D'Vincy (nevermind that an eight year old could solve them) and have to kill your cooky friend Lee Teabag because he turned out (surprise, surprise) to be a nasty little spiteful Briton, like all the other Britons in American thrillers/RPGs, and so you wind up at Hot Girl's Not-Actually-Dead-After-All Mother's house, where you seduce them all by mashing all the buttons furiously. Then to escape you flee to Guatemala and breed a supersoldier enemy of the Gratholics, whom you name Steve Antiguaist. SignatureJonathan McArthur http://sleepydemons.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/seismonaut >> Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not >> only [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > and breed a supersoldier enemy of the Gratholics, whom you name Steve > Antiguaist. This story sounds surprisingly similar to something else... Are Square rehashing ideas from Xenogears...? -- Darren Grey >>>Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not >>>only [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > This story sounds surprisingly similar to something else... Are Square > rehashing ideas from Xenogears...? Yes, that must be it. SignatureJonathan McArthur http://sleepydemons.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/seismonaut > Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not only > is the concept of organised religion attacked, but the basic beliefs as [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > so is this an attack on religion, or simply a consequence of the difference > between 'western' and 'eastern' ideas? Between FFX, Xenogears and FF Tactics, I'm convinced Squaresoft hates religion. HitMan333 > > Does FFX not seem like an attack on religion. It appears to me that not only > > is the concept of organised religion attacked, but the basic beliefs as [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > HitMan333 Even if they do... they are more than entitled to thier own opinions... |
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