This thread can be used to freely discuss the game up to the point where you receive the 'With Great Power' achievement / end the 'Headwind' chapter.
You can feel free to post unmarked spoilers about this portion of the game in this thread.
...So.
Damn, so much happened since the last story achievement! I'm enjoying the characters a lot more after the end of this chapter, with the Cid-Benedikta dynamic kicking in.
It raised my eyebrows that Final Fantasy actually got a scene like the one we saw of Benedikta and the king in bed, flouting underboob and sideboob all over the place. Part of me is glad that Final Fantasy is maturing, but also part of me is a little sad for the end of that somewhat-innocence that we got to have in the series beforehand.
The action is still mostly me smashing square to win, but the battle with the lizard in the greatwoods gave me my first "oh, I can't auto-dodge everything" moment, while we're starting to see more AOE attacks thrown about too - although they don't really hurt much if I did get hit by any of them.
I kinda want Benedikta and Cid to make up and her to join our team. I really feel the need for more characters on our side in this game. I'm hoping Jill wakes up and takes up a spot soon. Torga is cool but not great for conversation, and having the same two dudes talking to each other all this time can get a little tiring. I'd like some slightly more eccentric personalities thrown into the mix to keep things moving a little better, as much as I do enjoy Cid and Clive's occasional joke, they aren't offering any really interesting dynamic. Probably why I like the Benedikta scenes so much (that and let's face it, she's a fox and a half).
One problem I'm having is that the town music just makes me so sleepy every time, it's like a lullaby. Whenever I hit any peaceful moment, the music kicks in and I get tired, and I want to stay engaged, dammit. Pretty music, but perhaps I'm just needing more sleep in general, idk.
Oh, as for battle moments, the part where Torga bites Benedikta's neck and then does a 360 around it? OOF. Goddam brutal.
Looking forward to seeing what happens next. Getting a good few hunches at how this will generally play out but we'll see.