You know that familiar sinking feeling as you watch the credits roll. Of course, you are ecstatic that you had beaten the Final Boss, but after spending 60+ hours with your team of ultra-powerful, ultimate weapon wielding characters, the farewell is bittersweet. You wish that the adventure is a bit longer, minus all the tedious grinding. You mull over the finer bits of the story in your mind, going over the plot twists again and again. You go on forums and discuss your absolute hatred for the dastardly Final Boss. But when that empty hollow feeling in your guts still linger, you go on to Youtube, and *gasps* root around for a worthy AMV.
You know who you are - an RPG addict.
For those who are not familiar with AMVs, they are Anime Music Videos created by fans for fans purely for entertainment purposes. Like cosplay, this is a profit-less hobby for game lovers. Great AMVs induce nolstagia. Bad AMVs with poor editing and a general ignorance of the song lyrics induce blahness.
For years, AMVs were ignored by copyright laws, existing in a blissful gray zone. Japanese companies are quite lenient about people borrowing their copyrighted properties as AMVs generate free publicity. However, since Youtube is now owned by Google, which translates to $$$, many companies are now targeting Youtube for copyright infringement. That means many wonderful AMVs are being deleted, which is a darn shame.
In the spirit of sharing and raising awareness, heres a short list of my favourite jaw-dropping, eye candy goodness. So grab a chair, pump up the volume, pop a bucket of popcorn, and bring out the root beer. Here's to all AMV makers out there for giving us RPG lovers a way to fill up the empty hours at work.
Song: Daiji na Mono wa Mabuta no Ura by Kokia
Created by: BabyChocobo54
Imagine Me without You - Final Fantasy X
Song: Imagine Me without you by Jaci Velasquez
Created by; Not sure who
Requiem for a Dream - FFVII Advent Children
Song: Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell
Created by: RegalPlants
Song: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
Created by: Paul Nolasco
*As the copyright police are up and about waving their giant stick, I apologize if you click on a link only to see nada.*
Know any good ones? Want to share before Youtube deletes it? Let us know in the comment box! (You might not be able to post the link, but feel free to give 1) Creator's alias, 2) Song Name, and 3) Game Title for easier googling. :)
