I have left a trail of dead behind me from the forests of Ivalice to the farmlands of North America.

In my defense, I only killed a few of them on purpose.

Characters die in games all the time, but when I am the one responsible for getting them killed, it tends to resonate with me a little more deeply.  I’m not talking about when someone gets dropped in battle and I have to throw a Mythic Bird Feather on them; I’m talking about when a character is dead and gone and not coming back. RPGs and story-driven FPSes can strike down a beloved character to try and tug at the player’s heartstrings, but these deaths are ultimately just stepping-stones in the storytelling process; no matter what choices I may make in the game, Aeris is still going to end up with a sword through her sternum.    

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