WHAT TOP 5 ARE YOU SMOKING KENDRICK
BECAUSE MY TOP 5
IS
CLOUD
CLOUD
CLOUD
CLOUD
CLOUD

With every subsequent game I play in the series I always come back to FC and find something new to appreciate from it. It has an infectious charm and soul to it and I remember being immediately drawn by the title screen music alone. I really miss Estelle and Joshua's coming of age journey here, when our only worries were defeating monsters and exploring this new and vast land of Liberl. It has the least going on compared to the other games, but that's fine since this is game is one of the most memorable for me.

Coming back to this with context from the later games only makes me view this already masterful game in an even better light. Perfectly wrapping up existing arcs and storylines coming out of SC and setting up new conflicts, concepts, and storylines that carry on 5 games later, all while telling its own beautifully tragic story about a man stricken with grief and hellbent on punishing himself. I'd say Sky the 3rd, while not being my favorite game in the series, stands as the true testament to the genius of Falcom.

Who is Lloyd Bannings?
To the blind, he is the light.
To the starving, he is the bread.
To the sick, he is the cure.
To the sad, he is joy.
To the prisoner, he is freedom.
To the poor, he is treasure.
For me, he is everything. I love Lloyd Bannings.