What Forge Ahead Actually Means

[aveyond-dreams]

Sorry, but according to some posters who have made an appearance in this thread it is unrealistic for party members to disagree with each other, because that's a distraction. Nevermind that the cast having disagreements or conflicts with each other is pretty much the norm in countless other games.

In any case, FFXIV was made worse by catering to the people who wanted a Scion hugbox and it stands to only get worse with the addition of Krile into the mix for 7.0, which I made my thoughts known about here.

Heavensward really was when this game's writing was at its peak - I would certainly choose the likes of Maehiro removing characters once their role in the story was finished over Ishikawa's obsession with characters like G'raha Tia and Hermes any day. She'll keep her favorites alive yet she'll remove characters that had potential like Arenvald out of the story, I should have known back then that something was off but I made the mistake of trusting that things wouldn't go awry the way they did.

Meanwhile in FFXVI they already blatantly revealed that it least one major character will die by showing off their funeral scene in the music video clip for the game's official theme. Much as I like the character, I understand that it would be detrimental to the story if they were kept only to bluntly force the game's themes in my face like the average scion does. Also, it's nice to see that we'll be getting a heroine worthy of the name seeing as how Jill, unlike Y'shtola and very much like Ysayle, actually goes through an ordeal that shapes her character prior to joining the party and will hopefully continue to grow throughout the game.