CHARACTERS you like that everyone else seems to hate!
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And I thought I was the only one who thought like that!FenrinJRaten said:I don't know why everyone I know of and those I encounter on the internet don't like Tidus from Final Fantasy Ten. People on the internet and real-life tend to say or portray him as either being overly girly in comparison with other Final Fantasy protagonists, whiny, not as well characterised and various what nots that most tend to say about most FF game protagonist anyway.
I feel that he is a nice change away from the 'angsty', 'dark' and 'brooding' main protagonist that most Final Fantasy and Japanese role playing games tend to have like Squall Leonhart, Neku Sakuraba and etcetera. He's funny, he's happy and throughout the game, he brings a smile to my face since he's so upbeat and quite refreshing, since I played a lot of Final Fantasy games.
I admit, he does have daddy issues but I think that's what makes him likeable and 'real' because he's back story can be easily related to a player who may have some of the same issues. I can't say the same for Cloud and Squall and to some extent Zidane (although he's my favourite character too) because they all have back stories that are more fantasy based (a super-powered soldier, an orphan mercenary whose somewhat an asshole to everyone and a circus thief) that I see commonly in fantasy books. Tidus is a celebrity sportsman that plays water polo underwater. For me that's new, refreshing and rather interesting for a fantasy protagonist to be and made me more curious as to how they'll develop such a 'normal' character in a fantasy game where they carry swords that are bigger then themselves and can summon magical creatures.
So for me, that was the hook and the main reason that I liked Final Fantasy Ten. His rather 'realistic' characterisation helped immersed me into the game that is very well known to be cinematic and cut-scenes heavy and almost had me teary-eyed in the end with his 'death'. (although they ruined that by reviving him in X-2 -shakes fist- CURSE YOU SQUARE ENIX!!)
TLR? - He's more real and easier to relate to that other FF protagonists.
I'm sorry, what? Anders wasn't in Dragon Age 2, sir! Surely this is a jest?Necromancer Jim said:
A good portion of the characters in FFXIII, especially Fang and Sazh. Useful fighters as well as interesting designs.
Er...Pandabearparade said:
Yeah, he was. He was kind of one of the most plot-important characters, in fact.
Raiden wasn't that bad, and Caesar in F:NV was actually a pretty cool guy.
He militarizes tribals and doesn't afraid of anything.
He militarizes tribals and doesn't afraid of anything.
The owl was so much worse than Navi. Navi was actually helpful sometimes, the Owl told you a bunch of shit you already knew and then tried to fuck you over with the "Do you want to hear that again?" pop-up with "Yes." as the default answer.neonsword13-ops said:
Sorry, sir. Where exactly is Anders in that image? Is this like a 'Where's Waldo' puzzle? I just don't see him.Necromancer Jim said:Er...
Yeah, he was. He was kind of one of the most plot-important characters, in fact.
All I see is Emo-Charlie healing a hobo. No Anders.
/Sarcasm off.
I know Anders is a character in Dragon Age 2. My point, poorly made though it might have been, was that the Dragon Age 2 Anders is in no way related to the Anders in Awakening. It isn't just a shift in personality based upon experiences, it's a different person entirely.
Oh please, the only difference is that he complains a lot about the templars and such. And his personality became a lot darker, don't make it out like its a completely different person. Its called character development.Pandabearparade said:Sorry, sir. Where exactly is Anders in that image? Is this like a 'Where's Waldo' puzzle? I just don't see him.Necromancer Jim said:Er...
Yeah, he was. He was kind of one of the most plot-important characters, in fact.
All I see is Emo-Charlie healing a hobo. No Anders.
/Sarcasm off.
I know Anders is a character in Dragon Age 2. My point, poorly made though it might have been, was that the Dragon Age 2 Anders is in no way related to the Anders in Awakening. It isn't just a shift in personality based upon experiences, it's a different person entirely.
NotPandabearparade said:Sorry, sir. Where exactly is Anders in that image? Is this like a 'Where's Waldo' puzzle? I just don't see him.Necromancer Jim said:Er...
Yeah, he was. He was kind of one of the most plot-important characters, in fact.
All I see is Emo-Charlie healing a hobo. No Anders.
/Sarcasm off.
I know Anders is a character in Dragon Age 2. My point, poorly made though it might have been, was that the Dragon Age 2 Anders is in no way related to the Anders in Awakening. It isn't just a shift in personality based upon experiences, it's a different person entirely.
Personally, I liked him more in Dragon Age 2 than in Awakening.
Yeah, gotta go with Desmond. I've seen loads of hate for him but I can't see why. People say he's bland but I disagree.DarkRawen said:
Also;
People seem to prefer Frank West for some reason. Frank came across as annoying to me and all he cared about was his "scoop". Anyway, I PREFER CHUCK DAMMIT!
I liked how he would follow you up to the top of Mt.Whatever, where you can push him off and kill him without the guards coming to call you Criminal Scum.kman123 said:
I liked Squall too. I liked Zell too and the entire gang in FFVIII, especially Laguna. Most importantly though, I absolutely love Quina from FFIX.Tay051173096 said:
Carth Onasi from KOTOR
He almost always turns up in a thread about "the most annoying games character" but I actually like the poor sod.
He almost always turns up in a thread about "the most annoying games character" but I actually like the poor sod.
Raiden from Metal Gear Solid 2, I like him because he represents the player. Everyone hates him because he isn't "manly" which is ironic because the people playing Metal Gear Solid (myself included) aren't manly, they're just couch soldiers.
He is YOU!
He is YOU!