Kasz216 said:
Khuutra said:
Kasz216 said:
Khuutra said:
Xen said:
Kasz216 said:
Xen said:
^It's funny why it's usually a whiny wuss. Can't they just take the average joe? |
The average Joe is a whiny wuss when faced with fighting an evil empire.
I mean hell, how would you react if it was up to you and your friends to save the world from an overwhelming alien force. You'd probably be a big wuss about it for a long time until you got some success and confidence along the way.
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You're right about that.
A thief is just not someone I see as a usual everyday guy. It'd be cooler if Vaan was in the imperial army, and then conviced into leading a revolution.
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That would not be cooler
That would be playing into too many crappy anime tropes to count
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True. Though I think Orphan is also an overused theme. Probably because it's just easier to not have to deal with parents who would likely be adverse to their child running off and starting an aventure vs a giant army of evil.
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Also it avoids the RPG trope of your parents being killed in the first act. Which is always a plus.
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I don't really see your parents being killed off camera any better.
Really i guess the problem is that if your parents come along you aren't really in charge of the story.
Still things could be done. Like you being seperated, or like say, you getting arrested for stealing from the empire and have to be on the run.
Vaan could of eaisly had parents i think. It would of even been more touching I think if you saw the entire broken family after what happend to Reks rather then just the one guy.
Vaan trying to explain to his parents that Basch is ok and wasn't the one to do it, them not beliving him... or even if they did thinking he was just going to lead another son to their death...
Really it'd been pretty good all around i'd think.
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Or you could do Star Ocean 3 style, parents kidnapped and you trying to rescue them. Or Suikoden III style, your mother is part of your party. There are tons of ways
