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Tag Archives: Square Enix

Women, the Ensemble, and Narrative Authority in the Final Fantasy Series

What makes some of the games in the Final Fantasy series interesting is how much the women share narrative responsibility with other characters.

Posted byMattie BriceFebruary 28, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Final Fantasy, Gender, Narrative, Square Enix

Valuing the Feminine: Why I Love Vanille

Let me come out with it now: my favorite Final Fantasy characters tend to be the classic cheerful and energetic archetype, like Aeris, Selphie, and Vanille.

Posted byMattie BriceFebruary 27, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Final Fantasy XIII, Gender, Narrative, Square Enix1 Comment on Valuing the Feminine: Why I Love Vanille

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review

If the philosophies concerning the criticism of sequels weren’t convoluted enough, the Final Fantasy series makes things even more complicated.

Posted byMattie BriceFebruary 26, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix

Speaking in Accents and the American Ethnocentrism in Video Games

The cultural politics that voice acting implies, however, often escape analysis.

Posted byMattie BriceNovember 15, 2011August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: BioWare, Blizzard, Class, Dragon Age II, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIII, Nationality, Square Enix, Starcraft

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