Quote Originally Posted by TheAbominatrix
Not to mention it could be a one-sided love on Ashe's part.

Change of heart can mean many many things.

I've read on many sites that Penelo is set as Vaan's girlfriend, so I dont see him getting together with Ashe. Not to mention that this game isnt going to have a large love theme.
One part of FFVII's awesomeness is the amount of romantic flexibility. Maybe FFXII will have something similar, with 'affection values' that can be altered by the player's choices, influencing some of the sub-plots?
OK, so probably not, but it'd be great if they re-introduced the idea.
I've always appreciated 'sad endings' to romance plots, because they reflect what often happens in real life, or else 'understated' love stories that are in the background and not the foreground, so you're left wanting more. Another thing that ruled in FFVII.