Oh, but I liked how you could "customize" them! They started being all the same, but then you linked them to the "guardian" you wanted and then they got peculiar! I remember Zell being the killing-machine because he was linked to the Ifrit, Squall being thunder-elemented because he was always with the Quetzcoal and Sophie the most apt to magic because of the Siren. I liked the possibilities it gave you. I played the game in Spanish, so I'm probably making up the terms, I hope you understand anyway.
I've got a couple of friends who are Squall lovers, but they HAVE played the game to know! I've got a couple of friends who are Cloud lovers, too. But yes, I seem to be quite alone in my dislike towards Squall. I hate him because he starts the game being all "I'm tough and don't need anyone" and then, suddenly and without further explanations he's all "AAAARRRRRGHHHHM, RINOAAAAAA, I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT YOU, NOOOOOOOO!!!!". It was just too wtfish. And I found him no personality either. It was hard to play him, too, because I wanted to be faithful to how the character seemed to be (unpleasant and selfish) but then I had to change my answers because otherwise I would have missed a lot of parts in the game! That's so unfair and confusing in an RPG!
Squalls tries to act tough (until you realize he's a pansy), but Cloud IS tough (until you realize how he became that way and how unstable his mind really is). I'd say that in a contest of personality, Cloud wins hands down. He's still my favourite FF hero (just as Sephiroth is my favourite FF villain). I like Tifa very much, too, which is a nice change (female characters use to suck so much...!). And yes, at the time the plot ensnarled me completely and that particular turn of events astounded me because it was really unexpected that Cloud's past was that of a shy kid who tried to impress a girl and had to lie because he was afraid to be the loser everybody said he was.
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Date: 2010-07-19 03:48 pm (UTC)I've got a couple of friends who are Squall lovers, but they HAVE played the game to know! I've got a couple of friends who are Cloud lovers, too. But yes, I seem to be quite alone in my dislike towards Squall. I hate him because he starts the game being all "I'm tough and don't need anyone" and then, suddenly and without further explanations he's all "AAAARRRRRGHHHHM, RINOAAAAAA, I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT YOU, NOOOOOOOO!!!!". It was just too wtfish. And I found him no personality either. It was hard to play him, too, because I wanted to be faithful to how the character seemed to be (unpleasant and selfish) but then I had to change my answers because otherwise I would have missed a lot of parts in the game! That's so unfair and confusing in an RPG!
Squalls tries to act tough (until you realize he's a pansy), but Cloud IS tough (until you realize how he became that way and how unstable his mind really is). I'd say that in a contest of personality, Cloud wins hands down. He's still my favourite FF hero (just as Sephiroth is my favourite FF villain). I like Tifa very much, too, which is a nice change (female characters use to suck so much...!). And yes, at the time the plot ensnarled me completely and that particular turn of events astounded me because it was really unexpected that Cloud's past was that of a shy kid who tried to impress a girl and had to lie because he was afraid to be the loser everybody said he was.
I'll stop fangirling now.