09-30-2010, 02:20 AM
Unabashed Terra fan here. As I suspect most people in the FF6 hacking community would be.
Should probably make a 'Favorite non-FF6 main character' poll instead. We're kind of biased here.
For me, that person would be Tidus. He's a really relatable guy. I know some people don't like him, but I suspect it has to do with how old someone was when they played FFX. If you were passed the point in your life where you could relate to Tidus' worries and struggle with growing up, he could easily come off as 'too whiny'. But I personally found him a lot more likable and accessible than the 'We're badasses' heroes from FF7 and FF8, and I was ready for Tidus' brand of optimism and straightforward thinking. Again, it probably had a lot to do with my age when I first played FFX.
Now that I'm older, I find Cloud and Squall (and Zidane) a lot more relatable, and when I replayed FFX, I suspect I might have been annoyed with Tidus if it weren't for the nostalgia filter. But I still have fond memories of FFX, and he definitely still feels like my #2 FF hero.
Should probably make a 'Favorite non-FF6 main character' poll instead. We're kind of biased here.
For me, that person would be Tidus. He's a really relatable guy. I know some people don't like him, but I suspect it has to do with how old someone was when they played FFX. If you were passed the point in your life where you could relate to Tidus' worries and struggle with growing up, he could easily come off as 'too whiny'. But I personally found him a lot more likable and accessible than the 'We're badasses' heroes from FF7 and FF8, and I was ready for Tidus' brand of optimism and straightforward thinking. Again, it probably had a lot to do with my age when I first played FFX.
Now that I'm older, I find Cloud and Squall (and Zidane) a lot more relatable, and when I replayed FFX, I suspect I might have been annoyed with Tidus if it weren't for the nostalgia filter. But I still have fond memories of FFX, and he definitely still feels like my #2 FF hero.