Didn’t say that it wasn’t there. Just that it got a lot worse after 9/11 and the following years.

It honestly still felt like a “sky’s the limit” mentality like it probably was in the 50s. The internet and computers were just really starting to catch on and everyone was talking about how great they would make our lives and people were doing what they could to deliver on that promise.

Terror was something that wasn’t really on peoples radars. You could still go directly to the gate to meet your loved ones when they travelled, people were endeavoring to be inclusive as you could see from TV and other media, and racists we’re very much immediately dismissed without much of a platform.

It wasn’t the best for LGBTQ people, especially with Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, but it was generally just considered a matter of time before it would be accepted.

And finally the climate wasn’t trying to actively kill you and people were talking about things we could do around renewables and other energy initiatives.

I’ll take off the rose colored glasses as I know there are some bad things, but it’s hard not to say that objectively it was a good time.

I dunno. I kinda consider 9/11 to be the shifting point. That’s when racism came roaring back and also the introduction of the Patriot Act. The 2008 crash was just the solidification of the shit show to come.

• 13 had a good story, but mind numbingly linear
• 13-2 is in my top 3 favorite FF games. Secret endings, multiple paths to take, continues the good story of 13
• 13-3 random fun curb stomping but a giant fetch quest
• 14 didn’t play
• 15 didnt think I’d like it (a final fantasy with cars and cell phones?!) but man it grew on me and has one of the best villains in an FF game ever
• 16 is so not a FF game. The barely put any references in to other FF games until the DLC which is only available end game. Still an okay game and man they break the f-bomb counter. Also “sex? In my Final Fantasy?” Yes