Well I guess tastes and all that... I really like the 3 bros. They all have character.Â
But the main character? Urg. He's the most boring FF hero I have ever seen, and not totally dissimilar to Cloud in my eyes. Better than Tidus or Van? Sure. Those were insufferably whiny or childish (though at least the story made them evolve, which was by design somewhere).Â
But that Noctics is just flat out tedious and boring. He makes me want to fall asleep everytime he speaks, and fortunately he doesn't speak a lot. I don't know, he feels like an apathetic scrawny dude with a severe case of bad looks and totally uninteresting lines put directly in contrast with the nice flavorful lines of his bros. He is basically the least charismatic of the band, and maybe it's by design? He's supposed to be king and is actually as Cid tells him in the first minute of the game, like his father stripped of any dignity? I haven't been to the end yet of course so... Maybe he will change and mature too like Tidus does, which I hope.Â
I must also disagree on Squall. I loved the hell out of that cynical ass and while his evolution is nice enough (and expected), the first part of the game is where he literally shines.
But the main character? Urg. He's the most boring FF hero I have ever seen, and not totally dissimilar to Cloud in my eyes. Better than Tidus or Van? Sure. Those were insufferably whiny or childish (though at least the story made them evolve, which was by design somewhere).Â
But that Noctics is just flat out tedious and boring. He makes me want to fall asleep everytime he speaks, and fortunately he doesn't speak a lot. I don't know, he feels like an apathetic scrawny dude with a severe case of bad looks and totally uninteresting lines put directly in contrast with the nice flavorful lines of his bros. He is basically the least charismatic of the band, and maybe it's by design? He's supposed to be king and is actually as Cid tells him in the first minute of the game, like his father stripped of any dignity? I haven't been to the end yet of course so... Maybe he will change and mature too like Tidus does, which I hope.Â
I must also disagree on Squall. I loved the hell out of that cynical ass and while his evolution is nice enough (and expected), the first part of the game is where he literally shines.
Balmung:Â Suen Shyu
