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Continuing the Final Fantasy theme this week with Riku, who originally debuted as the "cute one" in  Final Fantasy 10. Longtime followers of my blogs will remember my observation that every FF game has the same trio of female archetypes: a cute one, a classy one, and a sexy one with only some variation from game to game.  Though this version here is how she appeared in the sequel to that game, Final Fantasy 10-2.  From the first game to the second, Riku here underwent a change that I found to be pretty hot in execution: in the first game she was, like I said, all about the cuteness. The idea of taking that character, stripping her of about 40% of her clothes, and giving her a punk hairstyle, I don't know, I guess to me it implied that a fair amount of sexual corruption had occurred for her between games. Which I found 100% rad.

As for FF10, memes aside, I think it holds up pretty well today, and it's worth picking up the recent remaster. The sequel, not so much. I remember it being fun and having great presentation, but it's what I call a "guide game," in that you'll never in a million years get the true ending without outside help, and I find those games hard to recommend. But what do you think? Have you played these games, or do you have any input on my troubling fascination with adorable women being sexually corrupted? As always I'd love to hear all about it in the comments. :)