MSQ Needs Further Condensing

[Theodric]

Well, in a lot of single player RPGs, this is true. However, in single player Final Fantasy, it isn't really. Stories and character interactions in Final Fantasy games have always been very linear and rarely ever presented any choice to the player...

In most single player Final Fantasy games, if a particular character annoyed me for whatever reason, I could usually shelve them outside of mandatory plot relevant events. I didn't use Quina in FFIX and I wasn't forced to outside of rare occasions. I didn't like Vaan in FFXII, so I ran with Basch, Ashe and Balthier when the game allowed me to do so.

In the end, the busywork of fetch quests has simply been replaced by the busywork of spending time with specific characters. It'd be fine if it was less biased, though I don't care for either Alisae or G'raha and recent patches have forced my character to interact with them when I do not wish to in ways that aren't even relevant to the overall plot. In fact, we're stuck playing babysitter at points where I'd much rather go digging for information.