When I played through Arcadion and learned the dirty secret of the sport, it reminded me of something similar from Final Fantasy XVI, a game which Yoshi-P also directed.
Specifically, Psychonekrosis reminds me of the Bearer's Curse from FFXVI.
In FFXVI, if a Bearer uses magic too much, or a Dominant invokes his/her Eikon too much, they will begin to petrify, a condition that is eventually fatal. Likewise, if an AAC competitor uses feral souls too much, they will develop Psychonekrosis, with onset only a few short years into their career. Like the Bearer's Curse, Psychonekrosis is inevitably fatal. Once symptoms start showing, it is only a matter of time.
Given that FFXIV and FFXVI were directed by the same guy, I can't help but wonder if the parallel was deliberate.
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Specifically, Psychonekrosis reminds me of the Bearer's Curse from FFXVI.
In FFXVI, if a Bearer uses magic too much, or a Dominant invokes his/her Eikon too much, they will begin to petrify, a condition that is eventually fatal. Likewise, if an AAC competitor uses feral souls too much, they will develop Psychonekrosis, with onset only a few short years into their career. Like the Bearer's Curse, Psychonekrosis is inevitably fatal. Once symptoms start showing, it is only a matter of time.
Given that FFXIV and FFXVI were directed by the same guy, I can't help but wonder if the parallel was deliberate.
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