#final fantasy

This is something that came up a few days ago, when I got into a discussion about various FF characters with a friend I know from FFXIV. We spoke about various aspects of the characters in those games and ended up talking about Tidus. He couldn’t understand why I “didn’t like” (I put it into quotation marks on purpose) Tidus as a character, since he has a good personality, a development arc over the course of the story, etc. And he does, there is no doubt about that.

Now bear with me, this is not gonna be a bashing post.

See, I understand Tidus. His role in the story of FFX, why he is the way he is and more importantly why he WORKS so well the way he is. It is actually impressive how well he works. Over the course of the game and specifically at the beginning there are various absolutely brilliant scenes that show how he is meant to be the catalyst that sets the static world of Spira in motion without knowing it.

One of my favourites is the scene in which he and Yuna have a conversation at the Mi’hen Highroad. In that scene he starts asking questions about why Yevon says this and why he says that. How do you “atone for your sins”? Why does it take 1000 years? Was using machina really such a bad thing that you guys have to suffer for a millennium? Etc. To which Yuna replies that she never thought about that, she never questioned all the things that were beaten into her head by the church. So he basically brings a completely new way of thinking into her life while being completely oblivious about it, because for he simply trying to understand what’s going on around him.

So after agreeing on all positive points that my friend brought up about Tidus and bringing up some of my own, I still had to tell him that he annoys me. Just because he was written the way he was, just because he voice was supposed to be annoying, it doesn’t make him less annoying to me.

But it also doesn’t make him an objectively bad character.

It might be a bit of a goofy comparison, but think of it as some famous piece of art, be it painting or literature. You don’t have to find it beautiful or like it to understand its meaning and appreciate the message. It’s still not your cup of tea, but you wouldn’t say it’s bad.

So just because I don’t like him, I don’t think that he is a bad character. That’s the difference.

Another good example for this is Eiko from FFIX. Now that’s an annoying brat, if I’ve ever seen one LOL. And yet again, she is one of those characters that work. Over the course of the game you can see how hard she tries to come across as an adult, who is strong and independent and not a kid anymore. It’s obvious and actually very realistic, because of how often she emphasizes it. 

She believes that adults are strong and don’t cry, and acts the way she thinks adults act. That’s what most kids would do, hell, it’s what I did back when I was her age. And it’s also almost tragic, because by trying to convince others that she is strong and not lonely, she is actually trying to convince herself.

And of course it falls apart after Lani steals the treasure crystal of the Esper Village that she was supposed to protect.

But that doesn’t prevent me from finding her annoying (probably because I’m generally not a kid person lol).

My list of those characters from FF games is actually rather long. Many characters are constipated in the way that they play a very specific role in the story and almost every aspect of their personality caters to that role. It’s supposed to emphasize and support their role. Which again is not a bad thing, but in my humble opinion something that could’ve been solved in a more elegant way.          

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Tonight is the third time I’ve said “okay, tonight I’ll finally finish my playthrough of Final Fantasy X”, sat down and played for a few hours, and still not been finished.

Okay, that final boss is not messing around.

I might have to go grind some, which is not really how I like to play these games. I suppose I’m fine doing sidequests, but I feel like I should be able to win with what I have. But…

Tonight is the third time I’ve said “okay, tonight I’ll finally finish my playthrough of Final Fantasy X”, sat down and played for a few hours, and still not been finished.

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