blaydcor on 06 March 2009
| Khuutra said: I actually agree with you, but the operative assumption I had about Squall's characterization (that he became the kind of man who would doom creation to protect Rinoa from loneliness) eally did serve to enrich everything for me. It didn't help the whole "WE ALL CAME FROM THE SAME ORPHANAGE OMG" sequence, it didn't make Ultimecia any less lame as a villain (I still wish Adel had been the big bad), it didn't make Squall any more likable or the game's writing any better, but it gave the game a soul, an idea, a moment of inspired clarity that threw the whole thing into a new light. Sure, it was a mess, but it was a mess with a heart. But like I said: textual evidence refuted my assumptions. Now I'm just left with how cool it is to pull off a half-million damage combo with Zell. That's fun, but dammit... |
I remember that moment as the point where I finally gave up on the story.
But kudos for an over-long, interesting discussion on FF VIII. It's a hell of a lot more fun than talking to people who just reply to every statement you make with "ya but Squal had a gunblade plus sum of th GF summons wer badass"
Well, not that bad, but you know what I mean.
Crusty VGchartz old timer who sporadically returns & posts. Let's debate nebulous shit and expand our perpectives. Or whatever.
