I have to admit I was pretty miffed to find out it was just another blonde dumbass leading the way. I would prefer Squall or Cloud or even a Barret-like figure - hell, even a Frog-style figure would be a good change. All the leads these days are getting increasingly dumb, immature, blonde and generally annoying. It's a sad state.
However, most of the other characters were great so I don't have too many qualms.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
The thing is, once the game gets going, Vaan barely gets a word in edgewise over the likes of Ashe and Balthier, the former of whom flat-out tells him not to interrupt her at one point. It's very much as if Matsuno and company had just as much contempt for the character type as players do, especially since Square executives forced them to put him and Penelo in the game.
And all that makes him much more bearable than jerks like Tidus, whom you must constantly tolerate for the entirety of their games.
Why?Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
They saw a need for happy-go-lucky teenage characters with whom happy-go-lucky teenage players could identify. Ultimately, the creative team managed to keep them out of the spotlight as best they could, but the game was still significantly changed as a result of the corporate leaders' demands. Basche's tale of tragedy and redemption was originally the main focus of the story, for example.
Matsuno's departure from the project mid-development due to "illness" was probably caused--to some extent, anyway--by the stress of this pressure from above.
Crap, Basche's story would have been so much better as the main one, too. Boo to Square.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
I didn't know about this. That's why the game is so unfocused. Boo to Square from me too, especially since I'd kick Vaan in the ass every single day (so I would do with Fran, but at least she's a Viera and she's supposed to be stand-offish. Vaan just has no excuses for being an idiot.)
Finally we all agree that basch would be better, that is what I was thinking at first
And you probably couldn't reach Fran's ass anyway.
Unless I could learn to roundhouse kick.
*Plays M.C. Hammer's 'You Can't Touch This'*
Wow...we're changing the subject to Fran?! = O~
*cough* I know many people don't like Tidus...perhaps just for the VA?? But I RLY liked him. True, there were some scenes where he was annoying. But I feel he truely redeemed himself towards the close of the game.
...Vaan on the other hand..... :S
yeh he can be an idiot but he is cool dont you think Vaan looks like Aladin off disney with that waist coat torso combo
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