Final Fantasy XVI Spoilers Discussion

[Snakeskin94 13]

Mmmmhm.

mmmhm.....

[Otti#8624 26]

Like they have this plot point that Torgal is

the protector of Shiva or whatever. So when she almost died he unlocked his powers. But then at every moment in the game he is always with Clive. He followed Clive to Phoenix Gate, he went with Clive after they found Jill, and he constantly tries to protect Clive.

We never see this with Jill

[Snakeskin94 13]

Yeah, it's a real shame. Like it got to the point where the game feels like it is going out of its way to under-write Jill 😂

You know?

[Otti#8624 26]

This issue could have been kinda solved if

Clive got Shiva's powers earlier in the game

but even then that would just be a band aid

[Snakeskin94 13]

Like when people are having emotional.moments and she's just standing there like

[Otti#8624 26]

YEAH

She is never allowed to be a character except one moment in the game

She is either just there or to console Clive

[Snakeskin94 13]

🙂😔😠

^ the three Jill faces.

[Otti#8624 26]

Her one moment in the game was really good so I am happy on that front

But boy I wish she got something else after or before that

[Snakeskin94 13]

Me too man.

And

the scene on the beach

was like so genuinely well done and beautiful

But after that her character agency falls flatter than a pancakes ass.

[Otti#8624 26]

I wish that moment did something for me

It's written beautifully don't get me wrong

It just doesn't land for me because of how Jill is as a character

[Snakeskin94 13]

I'm a sap so, ya know, a little

romance

always makes me go awwwww but, I get you.

I felt similar as I was watching but, I just let myself get immersed

Even at the time I was like "Well this is the rest of the development she's getting in this game lol" I could just tell.

[Otti#8624 26]

I think another huge missed opportunity for her, and this one goes for Clive too

 

the 5 year timeskip

 

It's so pointless

Well, not so much the

timeskip

but when it happens

 

Why in the hell do we just skip over Jill and Clive not seeing what Kupka did, and also not see how Clive becomes a leader?

 

[Snakeskin94 13]

Mmhm.

Honestly everything before the 5 year time skip felt like a playable flashback.

[Otti#8624 26]

I get what you mean

The sidequests become slightly better, and that's when hunts become a thing too

[Snakeskin94 13]

And they explain everything but I'd think a more compelling story would be doing the game as it is, but, it's about Clive becoming a leader and earning his name.

[kristi-swat_1581411663 0]

 

I thought “ah time to fap”

 

[Snakeskin94 13]

Instead of "time skip Clive is Big Boss now" and then boom, Medieval Outer Heaven.

... well its more like Zanzibar I guess but-

 

There's a special place in hell for you somewhere 😔

 

[kristi-swat_1581411663 0]

But in all honesty I was constantly sending pics to my wife of the scene, being how beautiful it is

[Limen 10]

i haven't read the spoilers cause I'm not done but i do already agree that jill is wasted potential. I've heard cbu3 had the same issues with female characters in 14 as well too so i guess it's just their thing which sucks

[Otti#8624 26]

I think early FF14 had that issue

But because there are so many expansions they all did get fleshed out eventually

[Limen 10]

icic

[Otti#8624 26]

But because this is a new mainline game, and according to the interviews the only game for this one, this is all Jill will get

[Limen 10]

[Snakeskin94 13]

And ya know people always point to Square and they're like "hur dur they's'a bad at-a da writing of the female characters" but they HAVE some of the beat female characters in the history of this sport.

16 does not reflect that is all lol

[Limen 10]

16 taking too many notes from kh team in that regard

:holyfiretruck: