Fair warning, sometimes nostalgia *is* the emotion to be discussed ;) Final Fantasy is an interesting series in that there's a trade-off back and forth between mechanics and story between installments... Some are better for one, some for the other.
I can't say I recommend the graduate degree. It's ok and all, but the school part almost invariably feels like you're getting screwed. Depends on what you'd go for, I suppose. At this point, I just need to finish the thing...
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