Quote Originally Posted by Zaphier
Not to mention the love story. For the first two discs, Squall writes Rinoa off as an irritation. He doesn't have any feelings for her, except during the dance, but that was when he didn't know her and it was just curiousity. Then after she goes comatose, he starts flipping out about how much he loves her and that he might never hear her voice again or anything like that- he sounded like Cloud after Aeris died, but he had actually showed affection before that.

I totally agree with you. I think Square was centered on trying to throw in a variety of elements that appealed to everyone, and the romance setting is something that failed miserably.

I can see Squall getting used to Rinoa because they work together, and fight occasionally, but yeah...the point when they decided to "reveal" Squall's feelings towards Rinoa was a shock to me. I mean, the first time I played it, I knew that if there was a romance, it would have to be of Squall and Rinoa...but the funny thing is, they went into more detail about Quistis' feelings for Squall than Rinoa ever did. Square might as well made them hook up instead of their other choice.

Quote Originally Posted by Codak
In a war-torn world, you think your enemy leaders are gonna just stand in front of you?
No, but I'd expect a significant character in the story to be a little more present than Ultimecia was. Kuja in IX you met in the first disc. Kefka was in the beginning as well...even Sephiroth made cameos in the start of the game. They said nothing about Ultimecia's presence until at least the third disc. When she was unveiled, I found myself wanting to cease playing because the idea of Square throwing her in as a second thought seemed too unrealistic to me. I know it's just a game, but if they wanted people to take it a little more seriously, they'd have to do a better job than that.