^indeed, and i realize that alot of our posts have reflected that. In many ways this is "the game that never was" but at the same time I feel calling that is a little cheap because this really is a remarkable work in the medium of videogames, and its significance will increase as the years go on and new Final Fantasys are released.

I guess another point that really struck me this playthrough is how Vossler is just left on the Shiva to die, I think that hits home to me the most about Renmiri's point of this thread. One of his last words is "Everything I've done, I've done for Dalmasca", and despite him just facing and reavealed to have betrayed the party, you have to really admire and sympathize for him. At the same time, the party might not have known that the entire thing was about to blow, but the threadstarter's point still remains that no one of the party showed any remorse about this, nor is he remembered later on. Not even by Basch, which I found most perplexing.

On my second playthrough, I'm really starting to appreciate the scale and meaning of this game, story very much included. Unfortunately, there still are important things missing, lamentably, but it's important for us to accept the good and the bad when evaluating games and their stories, especially a work as important as Final Fantasy XII.