In most cases, when popular entertainment deals with revolution as a subject, it simply focuses on the fight for freedom. Revolutions are always motivated by a good cause – the rising up of the oppressed and downtrodden – but what comes after the revolution isn’t always a positive outcome (and whether it is a positive outcome or not depends on your worldview across a whole lot of things). By its very nature it’s politically loaded, inspires people towards polarised thinking, and involves wide-ranging social and cultural change. Revolution isn’t an easy topic to deal with. It’s a game about one of my favourite topics and areas of thought – revolution – and it does it with almost surprising nuance. I enjoy them enough, but even the best of them doesn’t wind up on my list of favourite JRPGs. I’ve not been the world’s biggest fan of Bandai Namco’s Tails series. ![]() ![]() “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” – Che Guevara.
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