This is a series of posts that were originally posted to Talking Time as part of an LP. I copied them over so they would be better preserved. Without any further ado... Our journey begins on the Gameboy, where it's still called a Final Fantasy and not a Mana game. This is not to say that Mana isn't involved; in fact, the intro itself spends a lot of time talking about the Tree of Mana, how powerful it is, and how an evil emperor is behind it for its power. Said emperor is named, I kid you not, "Dark Lord". How very subtle. Two naming screens later, the game throws us right into the action. Of course, this is a pretty simple battle, the huge jackal there spends most of its time dancing rather than actively chasing the protagonist, whom I named Revi after myself. Revi can thrust and swing a sword, but not do much else. The game wastes no time directing the protagonist either; after that fight, he's immediately told by his dying friend about how Mana is in danger a...