The Final Fantasy Purity Test
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Section 1: FF Prowess
Have you played:
Final Fantasy 1?
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
......with a team of four White Mages?
Did you buy it, as opposed to playing the ROM?
...when it first came out?
Final Fantasy 2? (not released outside Japan)
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
Did you import the cartridge from Japan?
Final Fantasy 3? (not released outside Japan)
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
Did you import the cartridge from Japan?
Final Fantasy 4? (released in North America as FF2)
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
Did you buy it, as opposed to playing the ROM?
...when it first came out?
Final Fantasy 5?
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
......and defeated Omega?
......and made at least one character master every job class?
Did you buy it, as opposed to playing the ROM?
...before Final Fantasy Anthology was released?
Final Fantasy 6? (released in North America as FF3)
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
......with only the three required characters in the World of Ruin?
......and made at least one character learn every spell?
Did you buy it, as opposed to playing the ROM?
...when it first came out?
Final Fantasy 7?
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
......and defeated the Emerald and Ruby Weapons?
Final Fantasy 8?
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
......and defeated Ultima Weapon?
......and defeated Omega Weapon?
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest?
...and enjoyed it?
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
Did you buy it, as opposed to playing the ROM?
...when it first came out?
Final Fantasy Tactics?
...and beaten it?
......more than once?
......and made at least one character master every Job class?
Have you ever made an "ultimate file" for an FF game?
Have you made an "ultimate file" for more than one game?
Have you ever told someone exactly how to get through a complicated dungeon or solve a puzzle in an FF game?
...without consulting a walkthrough?
Have you been told you should write a walkthrough for one of the FF games?
Have you done so?
Have you ever explained the entire plot of a confusing FF scene to someone?
Section 2: Importing/Purchasing
Have you ever imported one of the games that was not available where you live?
Have you ever imported one of the games that WAS available where you live?
...because you didn't like the English translation?
...because you didn't want to wait for the English translation?
...despite knowing very little Japanese?
Have you ever bought a non-FF game purely for the demo of the latest FF game that came with it?
Have you ever bought a FF music CD?
Have you bought several FF music CDs?
Have you bought any Triple Triad cards?
...despite the fact you don't know anyone who would play it with you?
Have you ever bought North American FF merchandise? (action figures, jewelry, etc)
Have you ever imported FF merchandise?
Have you ever bought Japanese FF merchandise off of eBay or another auction site?
Have you ever done a search for "Final Fantasy" on eBay or another auction site?
Do you regularly do searches for "Final Fantasy" on eBay or another auction site?
Have you ever sold FF games/items on eBay or another auction site?
...that you'd bought or imported specifically to auction off?
Have you ever auctioned off other games or items to get money for more FF games/items?
Section 3: Music
Do you own...
At least one FF soundtrack album? (OST or OSV)
More than one?
All of them?
Some of the arranged albums? (FFVII: Reunion Tracks, FFIV Piano Collections, etc)
All of the arranged albums?
Do you listen to them more than any other albums you own?
Have you ever taped music directly from the game, using the RCA stereo jacks?
Have you ever tried to figure out how to play a song from the FF games on guitar, piano, or whatever other instrument you play?
...and succeeded?
......and recorded yourself playing it?
Have you ever sequenced/tracked a midi/module of music from an FF game?
...because it had never been tracked before, to your knowledge?
...despite the fact that it had been tracked before, numerous times?
Have you made several FF midis/modules?
Have you ever remixed an FF piece?
Have you ever found a midi/module of yours on a site you didn't submit it to?
Did you learn to sequence/track specifically so you could make a midi/module of FF music?
Do you know all the lyrics to...
Aria de Mezzo Caraterre?
...in English and Japanese?
...in Italian?
...and the rest of the opera as well?
One-Winged Angel?
...and the translation?
...and have formed a set opinion about whether the last part of the lyrics are "Haryuu no hanekata" or "Gloriosa, generosa"?
Liberi Fatali?
...and the translation?
Eyes On Me?
...and debated whether the first verse says "Whenever..." or "I never..."?
...and become interested in Faye Wong's music as a result of the song?
Do you know who Nobuo Uematsu is?
Do you know who Masaharu Iwata and Hitoshi Sakimoto are?
Do you know who Ryuji Sasai and Yasuhiro Kawakami are?
Have you ever been ticked off at someone for spelling or pronouncing these names incorrectly?
Do you normally shun a specific kind of music, but still love Uematsu's pieces that fit into that category?
Section 4: FF Fellowship
If you have a homepage, is a section of it devoted to FF?
...and it's the largest section on the page?
Do you have (or help run) a web page specifically about FF?
...which provides FF news?
...which includes midis, digital music, fan art, or fanfics you made?
...which other people contribute those things to?
Do you ever get email asking for help with an FF game?
Do you ever get email asking where you got the FF merchandise you brag about on your page?
Do you visit a specific gaming/RPG/FF site at least once a day?
Do you visit several specific gaming/RPG/FF sites at least once a day?
Do you post more than once a week on an FF message board?
Do you post there more or less every day?
Are you a "regular" at an FF-related IRC channel or mailing list?
Have you ever answered a request for help with a game?
Do you often answer requests for help with a game?
Have people ever responded to a request for help with "I have no idea... [your name] should be able to tell you, though"?
Have you ever witnessed someone griping about the latest FFs having high technology in them?
...and seen them say "It's called FINAL FANTASY, not FINAL SCI-FI"?
...and pointed out to them that the first FF had robots, a floating mechanical castle, and a rampaging mech in it?
Have you participated in a discussion or debate about...
...Shadow's fate?
...Gogo's identity?
...Sephiroth's motives?
...FFVII's ending?
...FFT's ending?
...Squall's parentage?
...Amano vs. Nomura?
...whether or not one character is cooler than another?
......and gotten really mad when someone disagreed with you?
...whether or not one character could beat up another?
...the most [insert your choice of adjective] character in the entire series?
Have you ever started one of the above discussions or debates?
Have you ever debunked one of the popular rumors? (the Aeris rumor, the Leo rumor, etc)
Have you ever made up rumors? (FWAKs, IAQs, etc)
...and had people believe them?
Have you ever been flamed for something you've said about an FF game or character?
Have you ever flamed anyone else for something they said about an FF game or character?
Section 5: Fan Works
Have you ever read an FF fanfic?
Have you ever read a yaoi/shounen-ai FF fanfic?
Have you ever read a lemon/hentai FF fanfic?
Do you know what yaoi and shounen-ai mean?
...literally?
Do you know what a lemon or hentai fic is?
Do you enjoy reading FF fanfics?
...because they provide more stories about characters you like?
Do you hate reading FF fanfics?
...because the writer usually butchers the game/characters?
Have you ever written an FF fanfic?
...to explore a plot point that you don't feel was given enough attention in the game?
...to rewrite a scene the way you thought it should have unfolded?
...so you could place yourself in the role of a personal favorite character?
...so you could place yourself in the role of the love interest of a personal favorite character?
...and put yaoi/shounen-ai elements in it?
...and it became a hentai/lemon?
...and posted it somewhere?
Have you ever submitted an FF fanfic to a major archive?
Do you regularly submit FF fanfics to a major archive?
Have you ever gotten mad at a fanfic writer because their portrayal of an FF character went against the way you always pictured them?
...and you wrote this person an angry email or complained in their guestbook?
Have you ever been incredibly pleased with a fanfic writer because they portrayed an FF character exactly the way you always pictured them?
...and you wrote them a gushing email or guestbook message about it?
Have you ever drawn FF fan art?
...because no one else ever draws this specific character?
...and been disgusted with the fact you just couldn't make the character look quite right?
...and posted it somewhere?
...and been complimented on it?
...and had to explain to someone why you drew the particular character wearing/doing something unusual in the picture?
Do you draw more FF fan art than anything else?
Have you ever submitted FF fan art to a major archive?
Do you regularly submit FF fan art to a major archive?
Do you know what doujinshi is?
Have you ever read FF doujinshi?
Have you ever drawn FF doujinshi?
...and had it published?
Section 6: Translations/Dialogue
Did you crack up when Tellah said "You spoony bard!" the first time you played FFIV?
Does that line still amuse you?
Have you ever used the word "spoony" to describe someone or something in a derogatory fashion?
...and been completely serious?
Have you ever quoted an FF character completely out of context? (i.e.: Someone asks you why you're doing something, and you answer "Because you are... a puppet.")
...and had to explain what on earth you were talking about?
Have you ever accidentally said/written/typed "Off course" instead of "Of course"?
Do you refer to bad or awkward translations as Daravonisms?
Have you ever used a Daravonism in regular conversation?
...with someone who has never played the game which the Daravonism is from?
...accidentally?
Do you know what "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec" really means?
Have you tried to learn Japanese so that you can just import the games and not worry about a shoddy English translation?
Section 7: General Fandom
Have you ever claimed that a game is "almost as good as Final Fantasy," and meant it as a huge compliment?
Have you ever tried to come up with an epic explanation of how every single FF game's world is connected to the others?
...despite the fact you know perfectly well that they're not supposed to be connected?
Do you ever feel guilty when you say something mean or let a character die in order to see if it changes the dialogue?
Have you ever dressed up as an FF character?
...when it wasn't for Halloween, a con, or a costume party?
...thereby embarrassing a friend or relative?
Have you ever tried to get someone who doesn't play video games to play an FF game?
Have you ever written a serious school paper that involves the FF games in some way?
...and got a passing grade?
...and had someone else in your class approach you and admit they're a big fan too?
Have you ever fallen in love with an FF character?
...and written a long analysis of his/her character to explain exactly why?
...and gushed about him/her so much that all your friends just shrug and refer to this character as your boyfriend or girlfriend?
...and made your boyfriend or girlfriend jealous?
...and made a web shrine to this character?
...and been jealous when you discover someone else has a web shrine to him/her?
Do you identify strongly with an FF character?
...enough so that you're offended if someone doesn't like this character?
...enough so that you sometimes go by their name?
Have you ever spent more than four hours playing an FF game nonstop?
...eight hours?
Have you ever had a dream involving FF characters or plots?
Have you ever had a perverted dream involving FF characters or plots?
Do you aspire to someday work on the development team for an FF game?
