February 5, 2026
Impressions of a Monolith | On Magic's Adaptation of Final Fantasy

​Over the past three months, I learned everything I could about Final Fantasy – from its rich history to its massive cultural impact and the many in-jokes shared among its fans. In time, I understood why it has captured the hearts of players everywhere.

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0:00 Card Kingdom
0:17 BASILISK
0:37 A Distant Monolith
2:39 Where To Begin?
10:22 A New Kind of Translation
17:18 Two Titans
21:19 The Breakthrough
25:26 A Night at the Opera
31:00 Icebergs in the Arctic
39:04 The Sleeping Giant
44:30 Foil Armor
45:20 Anecdote Transmissions

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