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Nonhuman Meditations
An orange-skinned, reptilian creature known as a Bangaa from the Final Fantasy series, standing in a neutral pose against a plain white background.

Strategy and Predetermination with the Bangaa in Ivalice

By Alyssa Wejebe • May 20th, 2026

What variety can be found in a warrior culture, what boundaries can be pushed, how do philosophical ideals and practical truths interact?

Here's the Thing
A screenshot of the Midgar Expressway (also known as the Midgar Highway) from the Final Fantasy VII series, specifically featuring the industrial, multi-tiered infrastructure of the city of Midgar.

I Don’t Want to Live in Midgar Anymore

By Rob Rich • May 20th, 2026

Midgar is an example of corporate greed run amok that wasn’t supposed to act as a blueprint, but it kinda has been.

Forms in Light
A screenshot of the city of Midgar from the video game Final Fantasy VII Remake. At the center sits the Shinra Electric Power Company headquarters, which towers over the rest of the urban landscape.

Life Between the Levels

By Justin Reeve • May 19th, 2026

The fallacy of social hierarchy is made clearly manifest in the urban landscape of Midgar.

Casting Deep Meteo
The protagonists of Final Fantasy IV are assembled clad in battle gear with weapons drawn in front of blue sky in this key art from Airi Yoshioka.

Final Fantasy IV and the Necessary Weeding of Kings

By Levi Rubeck • May 18th, 2026

Monarchies are weeds, and Final Fantasy loves to tear out the plant but leave the roots.

Area of Effect
The cast of FFXV stands in a pyramid formation in front of an all-black background, looking serious and a bit like a boy band, if I'm honest.

Politics of Space in FFXV

By Jay Castello • May 15th, 2026

The way Noctis moves through the world throughout the game is a mirror of his lack of care, even to those allegedly closest to him.

The Heavy Pour
A scene from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within shows a sequence where Aki Ross dreams she's walking on a crystal pool of water. Behind her, the sky's ablaze in pinks.

You Don’t Own Me

By Sara Clemens • May 14th, 2026

Who owns a digital body? Who decides how it looks, moves and speaks? Whose interests are served by its existence?

Interlinked
A screenshot from Final Fantasy VI shows large, ornate red and gold curtains hanging prominently above a multi-tiered orchestra pit. Two levels of musicians are seen playing instruments, led by a conductor positioned in the center.

Prismatic Sound

By Phoenix Simms • May 13th, 2026

Art in a globalized world is about coexistence and the collective effort making meaning.

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