A Final Fantasy That Doesn’t Exist

Of the many iconic entries to the beloved Final Fantasy series, the PlayStation classic, Final Fantasy IX, stands out to me due to its deep themes of existentialism. Inspired by my first ever playthrough of the game that was concurrent to a time of deep self-reflection and change, I wanted to share my thoughts on the JRPG here. Chapters: 00:00 The Prelude 01:26 A Mage's Dilemma 12:31 A Sorcerer's Tragedy 20:53 A Thief's Reconciliation 31:33 End Credits ►Social Media: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TuneWorld Instagram: @pktune_world ►Main Sources: [1] Aesop & Winter, M. (1919). The Aesop for Children. Rand, McNally & Company. [2] Kaufmann, W. (1975). Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre. Revised and expanded. New American Library. [3] Camus, A. (2000). The Myth of Sisyphus. (J. O'Brien, Trans.). Penguin Classics. [4] Kierkegaard, S. (1980). The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin. Princeton University Press. [5] Nietzsche, F. (2003). Thus Spoke Zarathustra (R. J. Hollingdale, Trans.). New York Penguin. [6] Sartre, J P. (2007). Existentialism is a humanism (C. Macomber, Trans.). Yale University. [7] https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasyIX/comments/gjf3d8/indepth_interview_of_mrhironobu_sakaguchi_june/ *I also watched other YouTuber's analyses on FFIX to get a grasp on how to approach this video. #finalfantasy #jrpg