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I'll describe what I know most about: Final Fantasy.
Firstly, if you haven't heard of this series at least once, then you've been hiding in a whole for the past two decades. They're insanely good.
In Final Fantasy VII, the Lifestream is representative of the Gaia, or the Earth Spirit.
It's a fact in the game, that when a person dies, their spirit-energy returns to the Lifestream, and from the planet's own life-energy, all other life may be formed.
Death is said to be nothing more than returning to the planet.
This has parallels to Buddhism, Taoism, Hiduism, and other beliefs, like that concept of "Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust."
In FFVIII, countless Norse myths are employed.
"Ragnarok", in Nordic mythology was meant to signal the end of an old order in the universe, and the beginning of a new one. The gods would clash against one another in a titanic struggle that would alter the nature of reality itself.
In the game, you fight against, and gain the strength of, countless mythological creatures throughout various strands of mythology. Ifrit, Queltzacotle, Shiva, Diablos you fight against, while progressing through a very touching story. Eventually, you're in space at one point, and a massive amount of fiends are raining down onto the planet, when you run into a space ship called "Ragnarok". Believe it or not, after that point in the game, the main character is changed forever.
There are parrallels.
In Final Fantasy X, a creature called "Sin" was unleashed unto the world of "Spira" as a punishment for humanitiy's indulgences.
I could go on, but I'm affraid that I'll bore you.
Is it just me, or is religion being used as a means of entertainment more and more often? I don't mind. It makes for extremely good story-lines.
Firstly, if you haven't heard of this series at least once, then you've been hiding in a whole for the past two decades. They're insanely good.
In Final Fantasy VII, the Lifestream is representative of the Gaia, or the Earth Spirit.
It's a fact in the game, that when a person dies, their spirit-energy returns to the Lifestream, and from the planet's own life-energy, all other life may be formed.
Death is said to be nothing more than returning to the planet.
This has parallels to Buddhism, Taoism, Hiduism, and other beliefs, like that concept of "Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust."
In FFVIII, countless Norse myths are employed.
"Ragnarok", in Nordic mythology was meant to signal the end of an old order in the universe, and the beginning of a new one. The gods would clash against one another in a titanic struggle that would alter the nature of reality itself.
In the game, you fight against, and gain the strength of, countless mythological creatures throughout various strands of mythology. Ifrit, Queltzacotle, Shiva, Diablos you fight against, while progressing through a very touching story. Eventually, you're in space at one point, and a massive amount of fiends are raining down onto the planet, when you run into a space ship called "Ragnarok". Believe it or not, after that point in the game, the main character is changed forever.
There are parrallels.
In Final Fantasy X, a creature called "Sin" was unleashed unto the world of "Spira" as a punishment for humanitiy's indulgences.
I could go on, but I'm affraid that I'll bore you.
Is it just me, or is religion being used as a means of entertainment more and more often? I don't mind. It makes for extremely good story-lines.