I’m not crying— YOU are crying!Welcome back to ‘Max Plays’, a...

I’m not crying— YOU are crying!

Welcome back to ‘Max Plays’, a gaming segment where I play through a story-focused video game and examine the way that it builds a narrative. This time around I am playing through a big one! None other than Square’s finest: Final Fantasy IX. In this game we take the role of a ragtag party of characters, and partake in a story that at first appears to be about war between two great nations— but there’s more to it than meets the eye. Prepare for what the creator o...