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Let's start with some of the *really* old stuff… Rinoa was the favourite of my best friend at the time, so she became the first FF character I drew.

Apologies for the quality… I drew this in a free copy of Photoshop 6 in 2003 when I was 15. X)

[Marked as sensitive because it's a little gnarly, and the face is a bit skeletal in retrospect… :oof: ]

It's the 26th anniversary of Final Fantasy VIII, and there are still so many things to love about this game, because it has everything:

An immersive story, complex characters, great soundtrack, beautiful visuals, a romance that takes the "closed-up introvert with social anxiety who pushes people away, but eventually lowers his guard and lets someone in because she gets through to him" trope and makes it work in a really sweet way that serves the plot, and above all, a cute and otherwise perfectly normal dog who comes to assist you in battle with an attack that allows you to shoot her at your enemies like a cannon. A PS1 classic.