5 Life Lessons from Final Fantasy

Saturday, 28 November 2009

5 Life Lessons from Final Fantasy
Ah, Final Fantasy. We love to play you for hours, spend time with you, and you teach us valuable lessons in life.

Ah, moral dilemma.
Reader huggies_ultra wrote us some life lessons they have learned over the years:
1. I am fully allowed to walk into anyone's house, anywhere, at any time of the day and take stuff that will be useful to me.
2. I can fully recover from any injury or disease as long as I get a good night's rest.
3. People are only capable of walking left, right, up, and down. Diagonal movement does not exist.
4. A harp can be a lethal weapon.
5. Rats, snakes, squirrels, and other small creatures carry cash. My full-time job involves smearing peanut butter all over my floor and sitting in the corner with my harp.
What life lessons have you picked up from playing Final Fantasy or other RPGs?

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#1 is true for zelda also, only you can not only take stuff, but smash pots =D
- 11/28/2009 12:06 PM
- crazedhobbit@xanga (message)
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Gives you tips for realtionships sort of.
- 11/28/2009 12:18 PM
- my_final_username@xanga (message)
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hahaha!
- 11/28/2009 12:36 PM
- coffeeishappinessinacup@xanga (message)
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If your friend dies right next to you in a senseless manner, you need only get a phoenix down. He'll be up and running again in no time.
- 11/28/2009 4:05 PM
- canicus@xanga (message)
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1) it doesnt matter how big and bulky the man is; you can pass him off for an excellent woman
- 11/28/2009 5:08 PM
- twilighthunter@xanga (message)
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Everytime you defeat someone you HAVE to do a victory pose/dance, ideally with some triumph music blasting in the background.
- 11/28/2009 5:10 PM
- Roadlesstaken@xanga (message)
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lol.

Take the key! :D I would. Unless there was somebody outside... then I'd be a little hesitant.
- 11/28/2009 7:10 PM
- naguyin@xanga (message)
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The colored key unlocks the matching door. Fighting is done in turns. You can talk to some people, but some will ignore you. And they say the same thing over and over again. Crystals are shiny.
- 11/28/2009 7:21 PM
- gmx0@xanga (message)
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Welcome to Corneria!
- 11/28/2009 7:53 PM
- Vladis1av (message)
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haha i love this.
- 11/28/2009 9:57 PM
- animaeariesgirl@xanga (message)
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You can resurrect your fallen friend but only during or after a battle. If they die outside of battle, like during an enemies monologue for instance, well you're out of luck.
You can breathe on the moon.
The world is actually really really small, and you can gain some serious ground just by walking. You can walk across an entire continent in a matter of minutes.
There should almost always be a Cid somewhere around in the world. Find him, he might have an airship for you.
- 11/28/2009 11:15 PM
- tips (message)
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Aside from death, every disability you have can be cured with a remedy.
Has anyone thought of giving a Phoenix Down to Aeris when she died?
- 11/29/2009 1:10 AM
- divinexsimplicity@xanga (message)
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Well, if you stick your hand to your head and then point at weird fish creatures, a really muscled up minotaurish creature will come a punch a fireball at it.

Also, by raping other people of their hard earned cards, you can achieve great riches or even great magic to junction and become the most awesome person ever.
You can still kidnap a princess and be a good guy -- Looking at final fantasy ix.
- 11/29/2009 2:53 AM
- quiversound@xanga (message)
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No guy will ever be as cool as Cloud Strife...
- 11/29/2009 3:40 AM
- mycontinuity@xanga (message)
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The largest cities only have a few dozen people living in them.
- 11/29/2009 4:33 AM
- canicus@xanga (message)
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--> You never need to go to the bathroom unless it's plot-related.
--> Heroes almost never have their own speech bubbles unless it's a "yes/no" or any other choice-related dialogue
--> You can taste people to learn more about them (Quina, FFIX)
--> Even if there aren't any supplies in your house, you can still somehow manage to eat a filling and nutritious breakfast (Harvest Moon: Back To Nature)
- 11/29/2009 5:00 AM
- kairi_kawaii@xanga (message)
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every person must have outrageously ostentatious hair.. and females must have big boobs
- 11/29/2009 10:16 AM
- subaru3169@xanga (message)
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Young wolves often carry flimsy chain bracers.
- 11/29/2009 12:34 PM
- arenadi@xanga (message)
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Getting slashed by a broadsword or getting shot by some sort of gunblade leads to no blood loss and only 100 damage. So don't be afraid to get into a tussel with the cops.
- 11/29/2009 1:00 PM
- LobsterTrainer@xanga (message)
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If you're not in a town/city, you can attack and kill anything that moves without any sort of consequences.
- 11/29/2009 1:03 PM
- sentimentalvalue@xanga (message)
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You never have to fear death with a phoenix down comforter.
- 11/29/2009 1:27 PM
- the_world_is_on_fire@xanga (message)
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LMao, so funny.
I noticed that i actually do start healing rather quickly after a good night's sleep =]
- 11/29/2009 3:39 PM
- Yukihimekumiko@xanga (message)
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Except for Vincent Valentine, and Tifa, I just can't imagine where most of the heros keep their weapons...and how many people can go "into"a character so that only one walks on a world map 0_o?
- 11/29/2009 4:53 PM
- ralahinn1@xanga (message)
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#1) EVERYTHING IS OUT TO KILL YOU. EVEN THE WINE BARRELS. (Mother 3 and I suppose the entire Mother/Earthbound series in general.)
#2) A hornet can kill a grown man in two or three hits. (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Dragons of Flame)
#3) DO NOT STEAL FROM THE SHOPKEEPERS OR THEY WILL KILL YOU. (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and other RPGs where you actually can steal from the shopkeepers.)
#4) If you capture a wild animal and keep it imprisoned, only freeing it to fight for you it will love and cherish you and become your best friend. (Pokemon)
Oh yes, and...
#5) Always make the silliest faces possible for your passport photos. (Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga)
- 11/29/2009 4:57 PM
- BluTehKrbygrl@xanga (message)
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Fable 2 had the lesson that you can kill everybody in a town and get away with it aslong as you pay off the cops. Also don't drink odd looking drinks you find in the cellar of your home for it will change your sex.
- 11/29/2009 5:14 PM
- RedZeppelin6@xanga (message)
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