Hynad said:
Galvanizer said:
Scoobes said:
I didn't say the story needed to revolve around him, but he at least needs to be relevant to the plot. In X, the majority of the plot didn't revolve around Tidus, it revolved around Yuna; the POV character was still relevant with valuable insight. In VII the plot was centered around Sephiroth, Cloud was just there for revenge; the POV character was relevant. In VIII the plot is shared between Squall and Laguna; both were relevant to the story (as much as I hated Squall). In VI the cast was a true ensemble with multiple POVs; many of those were relevant to the narrative.
It's not a sterotype for the series so that's not why I think he's a poor protagonist. I do however expect a protagonist to at least have a modicum of relevance to the story otherwise why should I see the story from his POV? Why do I care? The character has no true investment in the story so he's effectively a casual observer. It distances the player from the narrative.
As for Kimahri, that's pretty much his character trope (silent, but fiercely protective; seen, but not heard) whereas in XII it didn't feel like the characters really interacted regardless of their character trope.
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Vaan was relevant to the plot. It was just done more realistically and subtely than past FF games, or even other JRPGs for that matter. The fact you couldn't see how deep rooted he was to the overrall plot is just a testament to how well written FFXII was. It's an excellent script that's does well to not adhere to JRPG tropes.
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Bolded: What??!! How does that even make sense?
And how was it done any more realistically that in other JRPGs... You're just blindly praising every single aspects of the game. You can't even elaborate on most of the things you're trying to defend.
"It's good because it's good." Is basically what you say to defend its flaws. ¬_¬
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The part in bold makes a lot of sense. You'll have to look froward to an explanation I will release in November. It's too much to explain right now. FFXII has a script that's more grounded than other JRPGs. That's what the story come across as boring to some people. I don't blindly praise the game. There are many aspects of the story I used to hate. I used to find the story overall a disappointment and lacking. However, I have since discovered a unique theme of the story that effectively makes FFXII has one of the best scripts to ever appear ina video game. I will make my findings available in November.
