Tidus is key to her story, but he could have been treated in the same way as Rinoa is treated in FFVIII, namely, as an outsider of magical provenance whose (mostly) positive attitude serves to open and expand the emotional world of the super-serious main character. Oh, this is good. I like it, since Yuna and Squall are in similar boats -- they've been raised into these self-destructive, -sacrificial roles? To a theoretically positive end, sure, but one that they're better able to pursue/accomplish once they're in a healthier mindset, and more willing to think outside the box, which only happens after they've hooked up with their respective catalysts. (Blah, blah.)
or if he had just picked up a book and read it -- but, see, you're forgetting -- he's a jock. (God, now I'm imagining Jecht harassing Smol Child Tidus the first time he finds the kid reading a book from school. "Boring books are for boring nerds! Come out on deck and practice your blitzing, so I have something to laugh at!")
I'm very glad that Terra became the official FFVI mascot, but I loved the diffuse character focus/POV in the game itself. I liked it in IX as well. X would have benefited from it. Even if it was just juggled between Yuna and Tidus, it would still have offered the opportunity for greater focus on the others at different times through party splits.
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Date: 2016-04-26 04:06 pm (UTC)or if he had just picked up a book and read it -- but, see, you're forgetting -- he's a jock. (God, now I'm imagining Jecht harassing Smol Child Tidus the first time he finds the kid reading a book from school. "Boring books are for boring nerds! Come out on deck and practice your blitzing, so I have something to laugh at!")
I'm very glad that Terra became the official FFVI mascot, but I loved the diffuse character focus/POV in the game itself. I liked it in IX as well. X would have benefited from it. Even if it was just juggled between Yuna and Tidus, it would still have offered the opportunity for greater focus on the others at different times through party splits.