tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post1027185183804666967..comments2024-02-26T20:52:27.680-08:00Comments on Thinking Inside the Box: Tales of Zestiria's Sorey's SacrificeThe RPGeniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-35241059858888943142018-01-28T11:35:22.379-08:002018-01-28T11:35:22.379-08:00"as having the same gravity, tragedy, and nob..."as having the same gravity, tragedy, and nobility as any other RPG hero’s sacrifice possesses, like, say, Maxim in Lufia 2, or ***Tidus in Final Fantasy 10***."<br /><br />"Evidence for this extraordinary claim would interest me", said the elcor blandly, but with intentions of scorn and bemusement. Seriously, FF10 put in more work than most RPGs before and since, and people making comparisons best be ready to put in that work. Hoo boy.<br /><br />It's a peeve of mine when stories want a dramatic payoff without earning it. Heroic sacrifices are probably the greatest offender out there, just on merit of how much payoff they're asking for.Ecclesiastesnoreply@blogger.com