why final fantasy fails today.

[darkknightkryta]

Aiddon said:

darkknightkryta said:

Aiddon said:

 

He would have better had they actually gone through with Matsuno's plan of having him as the protagonist because his conflict and drive at the very least are FAR more fascinating than about 90% of FF12's botched narrative. Balthier also had potential, but a guy with his personality would not work as a protagonist in the same way Jack Sparrow sucked as the lead of the film in the 4th Pirates movie. In all honesty the entire cast of 12 was sub-par and most of it was NOT the fault of the writers.

I think you should go look into what Final Fantasy XII's story was supposed to be, it's possible Matsuno had planned for Basch to be the main character at one point, but it was his decision/idea to have Vaan the main character.  He wanted to deliver a complex story with royalty, betrayal, etc, but through the eyes of a commoner.

No, he was pretty much forced to make Vaan and Penelo on the spot because management thought that fans couldn't relate to Basch who was in his thirties (as well as cool, mysterious, and competent; hmmm, I'm starting to believe Square thinks we're all losers). You could actually yank both of those kids out of the storyline and it would have no consequence. Vaan was not meant to show this through the eyes of a commoner, he was made because of idiot executives who insist that they know how to make characters. Turns out that they were proven wrong. He was a  meangingless character in a boring, mediocre game with a crappy plot

Yes I was relooking and saw that tidbit about Vaan, but Matsuno wrote them in there himself and wrote the story around it.  Taken from Watanabe who finished the script, said this about it: "A dignified drama about Ivalice's nobility, viewed through the eyes of a commoner."  It could very well have been Matsuno who felt there should have been a change, and we'll never know.