Can No One Surpass Aerith?

[Randy]

I really didn't care about Aerith as a character. So I only really appreciated her death scene for how well it was directed and how moving it was. In terms of the actual loss of a character, I cared a lot more about Zack and Tidus. But those were at the end of the game so it didn't really matter. Both a lot sadder to me though.

I would argue that Tidus's death (disappearance) was almost just as impactful. And really, he really did die at the end of X. We wouldn't of got an X-2 if the fans weren't so impacted by it.

There's a causal relationship I'm not happy with. "Because you all loved this so much, we've come up with a tacky sequel."