tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post5628701474667017260..comments2024-02-26T20:52:27.680-08:00Comments on Thinking Inside the Box: The Millennium Series's CharactersThe RPGeniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-70038410130251889842018-06-18T12:50:20.951-07:002018-06-18T12:50:20.951-07:00Ah, yes, I'd almost forgotten how Citan refuse...Ah, yes, I'd almost forgotten how Citan refused to actually try in every life-threatening battle in the first half of the game. I'd still say Benoit is closer to Fei, though, because even if Citan didn't deign to give 100% for the majority of the playable portion of his adventure, he was at least not running away from every problem he saw because he didn't feel like dealing with it, which is what Fei tries to do and what Benoit wants to do.The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-27401961432501412442018-06-18T08:07:10.507-07:002018-06-18T08:07:10.507-07:00Benoit's description reminded me more of Citan...Benoit's description reminded me more of Citan than Fei b/c of this exchange from the script:<br /><br />FEI<br />"Doc! A sword...?" <br /><br />CITAN<br />"... Yes. Yui gave it to me as I was leaving.<br />I used to use it before I met her. For a long time I vowed not to use it for killing though.<br />But now is not the time to contemplate morals. It is not fair for me to be the only 'innocent' one." <br /><br />but I haven't played any of the Millenium games so maybe Citan is an inaccurate comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-105389596996027612018-06-08T15:55:38.077-07:002018-06-08T15:55:38.077-07:00It's diverse in that RPG way, I'll certain...It's diverse in that RPG way, I'll certainly give it that. That does sound like a rather fucking awesome album cover, though...<br /><br />Also, okay, yes, Zell did technically have those character traits, but the fact of the matter is that they're basically never brought up or a focal point in any noticeable conversation with or about him. They don't enter into what he's doing or what topics of conversation he brings up/engages in during the real events of the game (not even in the sense of him using his fighting style, since the self-taught nature of it isn't really lauded or examined as being all that important or special). Without actually digging up the tiny side information about Zell through optional little NPC-style dialogue, would we know any of those other things? The hot dog thing, on the other hand, gets more reference and time devoted to it than his goddamn <i>romance subplot</i>.<br /><br />But okay, yes, I guess I have to admit that you're at least correct in that even Zell has comparative boatloads of diverse character lore compared to James and his goddamn hat.<br /><br />I didn't know that about Tellah. Huh. Guess Suzuki's thing isn't as novel an idea as I thought.<br /><br />Also, I object to the idea of calling Jack a Pickup Artist. Pickup Finger Painter, maybe. Pickup Connect-The-Dots Doer, perhaps. Pickup Greg Land, absolutely. But Pickup Artist? Way too much competence implied by that term.The RPGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752937839502693108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268660459652553228.post-16950942469660737662018-06-08T11:16:59.743-07:002018-06-08T11:16:59.743-07:00Hirado - He put in the work, let him show it off.
...Hirado - He put in the work, let him show it off.<br /><br />Abu - That Gau is capable of any communication is probably one of the more suspension-bending things of FF6. Still, I'm pretty his intelligence is oriented toward him being as versatile as the entire Pokémon roster. His adoptive parents are Sabin and Cyan. Poor bastard never had a chance between all the thous and exclamation mark spam.<br /><br />Ayla is probably articulate as hell in her language, and thinks everyone else is fucking weird. Food for thought.<br /><br />James - Zell is into antique guns and skateboarding, and his fighting style is self-taught. Hot dogs get too much attention, granted.<br /><br />Mom: So this is how every RPG parent dies: dumb shit. Probably explains why the surviving parent never brings it up.<br /><br />Bokden - Great potential for a satirical stealth sequence.<br /><br />Suzuki - Tellah in FF4 loses stats should he level up. Considering that you actually have no reason to look up a character's base stats, this is so subtle I don't think anyone knew of this before ROM hackers were a thing.<br /><br />Lord Dragon sure does sound like a moron. He probably gave himself that cringey fucking name.<br /><br /><br />This cast actually sounds servicable. Arsonists, pickup artists, a bitch named Jezebel, and a death robot pulled from the cover of an 80s metal album. This game is covering a lot of bases.Ecclesiastesnoreply@blogger.com