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<\/a>and his mysterious acolyte, the sorceress Edea. A tiny resistance group called the Timber Owls has contacted the BGU to help them liberate Timber, a small country that was invaded by Galbadia some 20 years prior. As you can probably guess, things don\u2019t go according to plan, and Edea reveals herself as the real mastermind behind Galbadia\u2019s expansion. The world soon finds itself on the brink of an Occult War, something that has already occurred in the past and resulted in the destruction of the Centra civilisation. Thwarting Edea\u2019s plans seems to be the answer to the problem, but it\u2019s only the tip of the iceberg. Perhaps the answer lies in the strange dreams the team experiences\u2026<\/p>\nWe\u2019re back to military expansionism, that good old staple of videogame plots and, incidentally, of all even-numbered FFs in the series up to this point (I\u2019ve literally just noticed this). And a group of orphaned (except for Rinoa) youngsters who need to cope with the threat, just like in the early games of the series. Growing up and accepting one\u2019s responsibilities are also both prominent aspects of the storyline, which fits its \u2018educational\u2019 context. The story becomes a lot more complicated though, and you\u2019re definitely in for a few surprises.<\/p>\n
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