

As of the time of publishing last June, approximately 480,000 people had died worldwide.

Death won here in our world too, at least for a while.Ī New York Times data project from June 2020 called How the Virus Won showed in excruciating detail the way the COVID-19 pandemic manifested and spread throughout the population, largely unchecked in the United States, catching political and scientific leaders flatfooted until it was too late. At this point in the game, death and destruction wins. When he emerges as the game's primary antagonist, it's no longer an evil empire but sheer wanton devastation you're fighting against.

Kefka is pure nihilistic glee, destruction for the sake of destruction. At this point, what had been a familiar "evil empire versus scrappy rebellion" story takes a turn, as one of the Empire's lieutenants, Kefka, overthrows his emperor and intentionally throws the magical field out of balance, ushering in worldwide darkness and destruction. Content warning: This article discusses subject matter pertaining to mental health including anxiety, depression, and self-harm.Īt the almost-exact midpoint of Final Fantasy 6, the classic 1994 RPG from Squaresoft, the power-hungry Gestahl Empire has raised the Floating Continent, where it intends to use a powerful magical field to consolidate its power and rule the world.
