I just don't get why silent protagonist's are still a thing in video games!

[Paperboy_J]

Bristow9091 said:

Wyrdness said:

Nope it wasn't intended to be that bad it was intended to come across as some what more dramatic in portraying Tidus being down and Yuna trying to uplift him in order to set up things later when the roles are reversed it was only intended to be mildly embarrassing as to show Tidus wanting to do as Yuna says but struggling to uplift himself instead we got an over the top trolly scene in its execution.

"that bad"... but what if someone, me for example, doesn't see the scene as being bad at all? I've played the game to completion 17 times now and not once have I found it cringey, not even my first time, I understood that Tidus was down and simply forcing out a laugh to make Yuna happy, then when they both realised how stupid it sounded, they went along with it... there's even their actual laughter right after it since they're laughing at how silly they sound.

To me it will never be a bad scene, let alone a "poorly executed cringe fest", lol. 

... Also as I said to Chrkeller, even James Arnold Taylor has said it was intentional, can't really argue with one of the voice actors involved in the scene can I? :o 

I agree with you, I think it was intended to be awkward.  It's been a while since I played that game, but doesn't Yuna even say something along the line lines of, "Um... stop, don't laugh anymore."