The First Real Ending

Unlike the previous Final Fantasies, the fourth installment of this epic saga rewards players for making their way through the game. While the other three games did have some sort of a conclusion, these so-called endings were hardly worth the effort it took to reach them. They were simple messages, occasionally followed by cheap animation and ideas whose deeper meanings were incoherant to even the wisest player. In the third sequel to Square's "final" fantasy, this all changes.

The ending of this game tries to wrap up some loose ends, and gives the player some information about what will happen in the world they are soon to leave. To give you a cliff-notes version, everyone becomes either a King or a Queen (except for Palom and Porom, who have to go back to school), Cecil and Rydia get married, the second moon starts to drift away, and everyone lives happily ever after. Except for Tellah, of course, who is currently dead. There is even a little exchange between Rydia and Edge that, while unspoken, does lead me to believe that at some point the two will hook up. And then Rydia, naturally will become a queen. The ending is still a little short by today's standards, but I consider it to be one of the better in the series.

Well, I am now 2/5 of the way through the voyage. Huh. Right now, I can't think of anything more to say than that.