tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post2722159377776960860..comments2024-02-26T20:52:27.680-08:00Comments on Thinking Inside the Box: Final Fantasy 6's Locke: Why I Don't Like HimThe RPGeniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-11317125787678177962022-10-31T15:53:57.559-07:002022-10-31T15:53:57.559-07:00Fair. One thing Terra has going for her in my eyes...Fair. One thing Terra has going for her in my eyes was how interesting her circumstances are both isolated and in relation to everybody around her. It is more of a failing of the medium than the character, perhaps.<br /><br />Tidus I still just can't like. That said, after reading your point I wonder how much of that is because Final Fantasy X itself also did not land with me overall. Different strokes, and all.Skoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753006196408531369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-43825638686828852062022-10-31T14:49:15.579-07:002022-10-31T14:49:15.579-07:00Fair enough on the point of Terra; there's a m...Fair enough on the point of Terra; there's a mild irritation that I myself have with her on that point. Still, I like the rest of her character and story quite a bit, and I quite appreciate that her story winds up with her being able to find emotional fulfillment in the love for her children in communal maternity. You'd do better talking a dog into dropping the bone he's gnawing on than to try to get an RPG to take things in any direction but forced romance once it's got its "I need love" teeth sunk into a character. I'll also say that I can forgive Terra certain self-centered emotional fixation given that she seems not to have had much, if any, meaningful social interaction during her formative years. Potentially, she's surrounded by a race of people like her who understand and know how to access depths of themselves and one another, depths that she's completely unable to parse and has no history of observational experience with, depths that have been denied to her when they seem like they're supposed to be part of being a person and provide fulfillment she lacks. Additionally, given that she may also have lacked the levels of socialization as a child that help one to form the capacity for empathy and sympathy, we might count it lucky she's just whining a bit rather than a flat-out sociopath regarding what she wants. All conjecture, of course, but I'll still cut her some slack over it.<br /><br />Sabin's lack of an appropriate youth sprite always did annoy me.<br /><br />Tidus is a sports star who's been accordingly told he's amazing by the world around him for virtually nothing, all while perpetually living in the shadow of a father who taught him nothing and then left forever. The fact that he can change his story from "Typical NFL Star" to "Man Who Understands And Respects The Needs Of Others And Will Die In Place Of The Woman He Loves (And Also Reached Within Himself To Understand His Father And Find Ground On Which He Can Respect Him)", and that you can actually see and understand how this evolution happens, makes him pretty awesome to me.The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-1353999564467959322022-10-31T10:33:57.460-07:002022-10-31T10:33:57.460-07:00I've always found Terra's writing to dwell...I've always found Terra's writing to dwell far too much on the whining. Her over-sensitive nature is fine when it comes to her guilt (despite her lack of control over her actions) and her lack of understanding about herself. However, the constant, "I NEED LOVE NOOOOOOOW!!!" stuff, gag. I get what they were going for it just hung too long in melodrama for me to connect to her. I preferred the drama of Cyan's loss of his family and station, and Sabin's cracking under the pressure of losing a parent and royal whatsits at a very young age. Although it will always be funny to me that his child sprite is still a giant muscle bound man.<br /><br />Tidus I just do not understand at all. He does nothing but whinge like a child. He didn't even have Terra's eventual grow-up moment. Or at least in as notable a way.Skoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753006196408531369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-10742204578073226322022-10-23T08:40:59.963-07:002022-10-23T08:40:59.963-07:00Interesting, because I think Terra's a pretty ...Interesting, because I think Terra's a pretty solid character (although Celes is the better of the game's 2 protagonists), and I also think Tidus is a great one. What about them do you hate so?The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-39289283698466738532022-10-21T19:05:23.714-07:002022-10-21T19:05:23.714-07:00Again a reply on an old article. An even older one...Again a reply on an old article. An even older one!<br /><br />I agree entirely. That moment was so contrived. I would have given it some credit if they'd at least played the angle that Kefka has some kind of bewitching abilities.<br /><br />That said, I always disliked Terra more. The most, in fact. Terra is the second worst lead protagonist within the first ten games, in my opinion. Which is sad to me since I adore FF6 so much. If you are curious, I loathe Tidus above her. By leagues.Skoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753006196408531369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-21642709098290206082013-08-03T19:05:37.809-07:002013-08-03T19:05:37.809-07:00I have quite a clear understanding of his moderate...I have quite a clear understanding of his moderately well developed character. Its positives simply do not outweigh this one crucial moment of stupidity and utter emotional betrayal, to me.The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-53897278057237481392013-08-03T11:21:08.277-07:002013-08-03T11:21:08.277-07:00You obviously don't undrestand his character. ...You obviously don't undrestand his character. He's one of the most well developed characters in the series. FF6 as a whole is pretty much the crown jewel of the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-46442760956669454392012-09-10T14:54:34.077-07:002012-09-10T14:54:34.077-07:00I've yet to meet many Locke fans who don't...I've yet to meet many Locke fans who don't have problems with that incident. His portrayal is that of a rather unstable guy, even regarding his GOOD qualities, like the protectiveness you mentioned.<br /><br />"Frankly, I'm of the opinion that Celes should never have forgiven him for it."<br /><br />Now this would be a hell of a refreshing twist in an RPG romance between people who can't just disappear from each other's lives.<br /><br />"...also, now that I remember, I've always also found it stupid that he takes such exception to being called a thief by someone whom he's exactly 8 seconds from stealing the clothes off of. "<br /><br />That's a hyperactive localization moment. His original response was more of a casual "call me a treasure hunter, would ya?", which is self-aware of his thievery while still trying to establish himself as something more than a pocket-pincher. Not much better, but there you have it.Ecclesiastes(273)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12472479463263586707noreply@blogger.com