Finding FF8's Fire Cavern: A Modern Dilemma

In this episode we look at the amusing emergence of the ff8 fire cavern meme and how it is, beneath the jokes, symptomatic of the shifting principles and patterns of RPG game design that has inched its way into Final Fantasy games. Here we'll look at how traditional Final Fantasy games including FF7 and FF8 offer challenge and reward through obscure wayfinding, and value to NPC design, dialogue design and escalating transport design as a means to progress the adventure and engage with the world in a meaningful way. We also mention here by comparison Elder Scrolls design, GTA design and Metal Gear Solid game design as comparisons.

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In this episode we'll cover the following topics:
FF8 fire cavern meme
FF8 fire cavern location
Final Fantasy map design
Final Fantasy wayfinding

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