>>723246884
easily the most memorable and unique art direction / aesthetic / setting / costuming in any video game.
Nothing even comes close. I love the blending of technology and fantasy into a strange new world--you just don't see this level of creativity in any medium anymore.
It has the most strange and dreamlike vibe when playing... Tidus's melancholic narration of past events blended into current gameplay give everything this prophetic feeling.
It's a reminder of how much art is influenced by being in a place. The entire development team was sent out to Hawaii and that bright, aquatic, colorful feeling of Hawaii is so apparent in the game.