Hey glide5 awesome interview and thanks for sharing!
That's so rad that Burns has a Harry Potter tattoo, I think I'm a fan of this dude now. And a Final Fantasy discussion on HF forums ftw.
I get why people say FF7 is overrated but for me it's still my favorite story of the series, it's sci-fi gold. 2,000 years before the present events take place a shape shifting alien lands on the planet and wipes out most of the Cetra race of people, who can actually communicate with the planet. A small surviving number of the Cetra defeat the alien and confine it in a geological stratum and it remains dormant for 2,000 years. It's then discovered by modern humans by Professor Gast who mistakes it for a Cetra when it's actually the shape shifting alien Jenova, and that's just the beginning of the story.
It was just such a cool plot for me. And I loved Cosmo Canyon.
Also FF9 needs some love in this thread.
I think FF9 is my favorite one overall. They are all great though. Chrono Trigger was amazing too.