Welcome back to Ignitus' Wisdom! Today, we're tackling my second biggest "NO WAY!" fighter. That being the protagonist of the biggest game in the Final Fantasy series. We're talking Cloud Strife. So let's not waste a second! Here we go!
Spyro: Wait a second, is that Cloud?!
Ignitus: That's him alright. SOLDIER 1st Class Cloud Strife.
Spyro: I'll say it, modern graphics have done him justice. Though I do love the classic PS2 look, both in and out of battles.
Ignitus: Sounds like you're a Final Fantasy fan.
Spyro: Oh yeah, this is Square Enix's masterpiece. The original is an enduring classic even 30 years later, Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the best spin off franchises in history, and while I honestly prefer Final Fantasy IX to Cloud's home game of VII, I have to give mad props to how influential this one was. I mean the Buster Sword alone is iconic, let alone things like the summon Knights of the Round.
Ignitus: Back up a minute, why 9?
Spyro: Everything VII started, VIII and IX improved upon, with IX specifically just perfecting it. But Cloud here brought the masses from around the world to a great series and really brought the PlayStation specifically to a new level.
Ignitus: Fair enough.
Spyro: So how do we kick Cloud's tail?
Ignitus: Cloud has several Limit Break moves, indicated by a charge meter. One of the more dangerous is "Finishing Touch", which can knock you off the screen easily despite not doing much damage.
Spyro: Got it. Time to see if Cloud's still got it!