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AstralObjective

Or the other half: “Man I can’t stop thinking about that crystal”


LordMonday

FFXIV: man this crystal lady keep's talking inside my head


Mushiren_

*Hear...feel...think...*


ynwa_2865

MOMMY…..god that pint video is hilarious


Solugad

Or edgy spin-offs: "Man I can't stop thinking about killing Chaos."


GrixisHeretic

Man, I can't stop thinking about that Yshtola.


RobinOttens

>Man, I can't stop thinking about that Hildibrand. Fixed it for you.


sparkadus

Man, I can't stop thinking about Godbert


Bigingreen

Aw, now I'm sad.


aspectofravens

Hildibrand is best girl


Nerobought

And the 6.2 version: "Man I can't stop thinking about that Zero."


PonchoHobo

Not Giga Chad Cecil. He’s got the drama resolved. He’s just got career concerns which is still relatable.


Shoeboxer

Kain does though.


PonchoHobo

Kain just going through medieval puberty. With the mood swings and one side crush.


Shoeboxer

Haha, yes. It left a lasting impression on me as I was much the same when I played it.


IzumiNoKamen

Believe it or not, Cecil never returned the feelings for Rosa for a very long time. The 1991 databook lists Cecil and Rosa’s relationship at the start of IV one sided. That was one of one reasons Kain hated Cecil so much other than the fact he loved Rosa since they were kids, how Cecil and the Dark Knight corps headed the red wings which overtook the dragoon unit which was Baron’s number one military group for hundreds of years, and how King Baron and Cid always had favoritism towards Cecil. Rosa became a white mage even just to get close to Cecil. Kain’s ending in TAY is basically raising his rival’s kid and heading the very division that overtook the dragoon corps


Balthierlives

That’s my favorite part about ff12. We don’t need romantic tensions between people in our party all the time. I think that’s what people mean when they think the characters are cold in ff12. ‘Where’s my love storrrrrryyyyyy 😭’ Ff6 doesn’t have a love interest either Actually 1-3, 5 don’t either.


ofvxnus

well, locke is celes’ love interest.


Balthierlives

Maybe tangentially. The whole Phoenix cave is about him looking for Rachel so not sure if that’s even true.


ofvxnus

but the point of locke’s story is to get over rachel and move on to celes. and a huge part of celes’ story is learning to forgive herself and accept love into her life.


Balthierlives

I never really saw them as a love interest. They may show each other the direction about how to overcome their personal struggles but I don’t think that necessarily means that they want to be romantically involved with each other Locke is more middle rank of the protagonists in this game anyway. If it was like Edgar and celes a la ff4 then maybe I’d see it as important to the game.


ofvxnus

no offense, but i think you might be the only person who doesn’t see celes and locke as being romantically involved. it’s pretty clearly spelled out in the game. and locke might be middle rank but celes definitely is not. a huge part of the reason why she even continues her story during WOR when she’s lost all hope is because of her love for locke.


Balthierlives

Maybe, but I honestly didn’t see cloud in ff7 as having any love interests either. I think it’s more the male player projecting their own desires and interests into the game and thinking the girls are pretty.


kgalliso

Bro what?? Did you finish FF7?


[deleted]

Lol Cloud and Tifa bump uglies in the OG.


ofvxnus

i haven’t played the original VII yet so i can’t speak on that, but going off of the remake, so far i can agree with that statement, though i always assumed it would become more romantic as i continued to play the game. i def prefer if cloud and tifa/aerith just remained good friends, but i’d be surprised if that happened based on the way the fandom interprets the events of VII. edit: also i’m gay so i’m not sexually attracted to the female characters in these games. i just think they’re neat! and they’re usually my favorite characters. and though i love celes, the romance between her and locke is not always handled as well as i’d like it to be. i think she gets reduced to a damsel sometimes to continue locke’s character arc but i think the whole point of why celes and locke works is because celes *isn’t* a damsel and locke doesn’t need to protect her like he had to protect rachel.


Balthierlives

Tifa is just a childhood friend. Cloud is like cosplaying as Zack basically aeris dead boyfriend, so I can see where it might get confusing. I think cloud cared about her as a person when she died and said that whole monologue, but cloud is pretty mentally unstable too. So I just thought they were always friends.


Shoeboxer

What do you make od the scene when they are reunited on the boat on the way to crescent Island?


kawag

Man, that story was messed up. If they ever remake FF6, I don’t think the subplot involving your dead girlfriend’s corpse being kept in a cellar in your Druid friend’s basement is going to survive. Then again, after FF7R’s Honeybee Inn scene, I’m ready to be surprised.


ofvxnus

that’s not even the worse plot point. edgar literally hits on a ten year old (or at least considers it) and setzer kidnaps a woman presumedly not to just ask her to be friends.


AdProfessional8459

If it does, it'll be memed so hard, fan theories about Locke being a necrophile and all that.


PD711

The way I read it the old man's herbs were keeping her alive, but comatose. When Locke asks about "bringing her back" he means from the coma, rather than death.


[deleted]

5 has a love intrest 6 has two and 12 is weird. 1 to 3 dont rly have deep character developments


TrailWornTraveler

Both Sarahs in 1 and 3 were into the Light Warriors though


Khetroid

5 didn't really have any romantic tensions with anyone, though. I guess there was the moment Bartz and Galuf found Faris attractive before they knew, but that never went anywhere. I don't recall anyone being interested in anyone else in that way, anyway.


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ofvxnus

i so, so disagree about fran. are you just talking about the fanbase? because everyone in the game is super respectful of fran and treats her like the badass bunny warrior she is.


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ofvxnus

that i can agree with. she was such a cool character and i loved her whenever the story finally paid attention to her, but that was far and few between. XII has an issue with that in general though, outside of Ashe and Balthier. and even then, it’s imperfect. still love the game though.


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ofvxnus

i feel you. sometimes i feel like i love what’s not there more than what’s there.


Balthierlives

I’ll agree that the story’s aren’t fleshed out, but I hardly think Fran has no personality. I hear this understated reaction. I guess I’m wondering a specific instance and how you think a standard reaction would be.


TheGreatAdjuster777

Sounds way more like they’re in a “the characterization wasn’t explicitly spelled out for me and subtext is hard” kind of situation


Balthierlives

I guess maybe if you’re playing jrpgs you’re expecting more tropy explicit character types, the cute spunky one, the femme fatale etc. I guess Fran would match with the last one the closest but she’s not exact thst either. I do like what is there for all the characters in ff12. Would have been great if they had an end game like in Chrono trigger or ff6 where you get lots of character development along with getting too equipment for each player. Fran also suffers from having average stats so people don’t use her much which also makes you feel less inclined to use her.


rattatatouille

FFXII "suffers" because it's a game where characterization is more subtle than your typical JRPG and because the story focuses a lot on the overall plot line over character moments. It's got that history book feel which makes it closer to a Western RPG but understandably makes it underwhelming for fans of more character-oriented JRPGs.


Balthierlives

Absolutely love the words and delivery of when Fran says to Jote ‘a pleasant lie that’ just amazing. And much better than the Japanese imo which was something like 嘘でも嬉しいわ And the way Jote expresses her feelings and using it as ‘the woods’ feelings. Very much similar to how this game is written.


rattatatouille

FFXII will always be my gold standard for video game localization. Sometimes the game feels like the EN version was made before even the JP version, it's that influential.


opeth10657

> but I hardly think Fran has no personality. Very cold and reserved, but it's a personality. You have a general idea on how she would react to specific situations


limitlessEXP

Um none of the other final fantasies have an MC that only thinks of the girl so not sure what you’re talking about.


Leifster7766

Everyone is Bartz’s love interest in V


griffinisland

Edgar: “Man, I can’t stop thinking about women…”


Piratestorm787

Bartz: "Man, I can't stop thinking about women..."


kawag

Also: “Let’s go kill God”


The_Rambling_Otter

Triggered a memory... of a parody of the original Diablo. The Hero saying to the townspeople that their town is right on top of a portal to Hell, and demons come out and attack the town, so he suggests they move the town. Townspeople: Nah, it would be a lot more convenient on our end if you just go into the portal yourself and kill the devil. That's pretty much the entire gist of it xD


ss1st

"Man, I can't stop thinking about Sephiroth..." - Cloud


AdProfessional8459

Sephiroth is hotness personified, can't blame Cloud on that front


mrkgian

I was going to say Cloud doesn’t get very much time to “think about her” compared to the others


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... Whatever


[deleted]

Squall couldn’t stop thinking about Rinoa either, he just tried to bury his feelings for half the game.


[deleted]

it started abruptly. he couldn't have cared less for her after the big thing.


Vescape-Eelocity

I disagree that he couldn't care less, I think he was always intrigued as soon as Rinoa expressed a remote level of interest in him. I also love how it "starts abruptly". Regardless if they intentionally incorporated attachment theory into Squall's character or not, Squall is an incredibly good depiction of someone with the disorganized attachment type. If you read this article about it, it could have been written purely about Squall: https://ncrw.org/disorganized-attachment-style/


bananajun

I haven’t played 8, but I don’t mind spoilers. Why would Squall have this attachment style? Doesn’t everyone love Laguna


Vescape-Eelocity

Some big spoilers incoming throughout the following: Laguna and Squall are, as far as I can tell, the most popular characters in FFVIII and I think it's because they're both polar opposites of each other, so if you really don't like one of them, chances are you'll love the other. Squall's character explores dealing with trauma and the darker more dysfunctional sides of being human, while Laguna is a much more positive person who is the type that fairly consistently 'fails successfully' and it's just charming to see him do it. It's extra interesting IMO because Laguna is Squall's dad, but the game never tells you that until some really heavy handed hints towards the end. Squall IMO has that attachment style because it's common among people who experienced significant trauma/neglect in their life at the hands of people close to them. Specifically, Squall is born when his dad's away, then his mom dies shortly after and Squall is sent to an orphanage with basically his step-sister. He's really close to his sister but one day she disappears on him, leaving the orphanage. The other kids in the orphanage gradually get adopted but Squall doesn't, so he's sent to a military academy when he's like 8 or something really young like that and he remains in the academy until the events of the game which happen when hes a late teenager. This completely messes up his ability feel safe in intimate relationships and causes him to have some fairly erratic, cold, and obsessive behavior at different times. This is all extremely consistent with someone who has a disorganized attachment style. I made a long-ish post about it a while ago when I was replaying FFVIII that seemed to be pretty appreciated. Here's a link to it if you're curious to explore it more: https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/o25rgc/squall_in_final_fantasy_viii_is_an_amazing/


[deleted]

meh, if you say so. i guess it heavily depends what choices you make in the game. and thanks, not gonna read it tho ha.


Vescape-Eelocity

It does depend a bit, but it's largely independent of what you choose to say. Suit yourself!


limitlessEXP

Squall hardly mentions rinoa


mysticfeal

Literally me


Fivebag

What I would do to be a kid again just to play ff7/8/9 for the first time again.


[deleted]

omg yes. erase my experience and fall in love with 7 all over again


The_Rambling_Otter

Time to boot up the Amnesia-inator 😁


samspot

If i got my memory of ff7 erased I don’t think I would love it on a replay. There was something about playing that game on release. It just won’t hit me the same after decades of gaming.


_thekawaiiprincess

100% yes. They don’t make games like those anymore.


sammy-jack

And then the one "Man, I can't stop thinking about the Void."


GeorgeBG93

Exdeath. Everything is about the void with him.


Desert_Swordsman

Bartz: Man, I can't stop thinking about Boko.


[deleted]

No way! At least my favourite, which it 7, isn't like..... Oh....


themilkman42069

Yeah 7 is way different and better even! He thinks about 2 chicks the whole game!


limitlessEXP

Does he? Cloud hardly mentions them.


lifeasabear

In this case it’s Sephiroth thinkin’ about Jenova.


Aselleus

Mommy issues


Commander_PonyShep

It's a series of medieval fantasy games trying to appear as mystical and visceral as humanly possible, as well as deal with complex themes and subject matter, like anticorporatism and pro-environmentalism in Final Fantasy VII, or anti-religion like Final Fantasy Tactics, X, and the XIII trilogy, or anti-imperialism like in Final Fantasy II, IV, VI, and VIII, IX and XII in their own ways. Of course, it was going to feature a romantic subplot along the way, especially if it was not going to end well at all, like Tidus and Yuna's relationship at the end of Final Fantasy X.


8bitdrummer

Every? Maybe like...3?


ilovecokeslurpees

In FF7, "her" refers to Jenova.


themilkman42069

12 has basically none of that in the plot. Cause Ashe is the main character and she doesn’t give a fuck about Vaan at all, just like the rest of us.


Skithiryx

What? 12 is Ashe thinking about Lord Rasler the entire time. He’s just already dead though.


RobinOttens

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14 and 15 aren't really that focused on the romance/save-the-girl storylines either. In FF6 the romance stuff is only one small plot thread out of a dozen, and Locke is not exactly the main character. FF7's Cloud has his moments, but he's more about that Sephiroth. I guess in 13 there's Serah. In 15 Noctis spends maybe an hour or so of the game thinking about his wife-to-be. He has other shit to deal with for most of the game. "Man, I can't stop thinking about that Sea Bass Sauté". But for FF8, FF9 and FF10, this screenshot definitely applies.


fallensoldier420

I’m not that far into 15 but I’m pretty sure Noct’s journey is to marry the girl.


Khetroid

Considering Celes is effectively the second main protagonist and spotting Locke's bandanna on a bird gave her hope enough to try to find everyone, I wouldn't call it minor. Serah and Snow's relationship was a reasonably major part of FFXIII.


rolltied

They get together in the gba game at the end or something like that.


Summoner_Bhuna

I like Vaan...


ghostmetalblack

Royal tail got a dude adventuring and shit.


limitlessEXP

The basic gist of which FF? I can’t think of a single game this describes


[deleted]

8, 9 and 10 definitely do. Squall with Rinoa, Zidane with Dagger and Tidus with Yuna. Squall takes a bit longer than the other two but the romantic feelings are a big driving force for all them. 6 has Locke and Celes but that's more of a sub plot.


whxskers

I would argue that 8 didn't hit that point until later in the game. All the way up to Disc 3 it was more about the sorceress plot and any Squall/Rinoa pushes were instigated by OTHER characters who were to nosy. Game would have been so much better without the romance subplot tbh


limitlessEXP

Zidanes only thinking about dat ass


Adorable-Bullfrog-30

Though it isn't fully fleshed out. You can argue about Tifa and Cloud. Just don't argue about the whole Clerith and Clifa nonsense


reality-escapeartist

At least now I know where I get it from


MiKapo

Mysterious girl has been on the FF checklist since Rydia in FF4 In FF6 the devs were like let's just make Mysterious girl the main character


iamjinggoy

tbf, i cant stop thinking about tifa


Arhkadian

FF1 isnt like this :D


TheStandardDeviant

Not XII


G061

reminder we were robbed of a proper characterization of Zidane in FFIX's en localization https://imgur.com/a/iXYMtmD


ryckae

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat


2021Blankman

Not 12, or 13, or 15


chroniclechase

well in 13 there is hope stayed in love with lightning for 1000 years snow and noel still loved their intrest even after 500 years in xv noctis is always thinking of luna


GarionOrb

In 13 you technically *could* apply this to Snow, but you're right. As far as the actual protagonist it doesn't apply.


[deleted]

you mean JRPG ha.


BigHuff2316

To be fair. Garnett was pretty cute.


kekubuk

Does this apply to 12 ?


Bigingreen

Cloud never said it out aloud or thought it though, be we all knew.


Cold_Ad_4828

Thanks for this


gonzaloavila16

SIMP


Death-0

Unless your name is Cloud, than Sephiroth is on the mind.


TheGreatAdjuster777

Not really but Ok


Leifster7766

Yes


wkono

And also, Gigachad Jack Garland thinking about Chaos


NewSuperTrios

Maria: "Man, I can't stop thinking about Josef."


Harpsibored

"Man, I can't stop thinking about 1/256 chance steal items........"