Quote Originally Posted by EdwinLi View Post
Zenos is probably one of the most sane person we will ever meet in this game that accepts the reality of "human nature"
It always amuses me when cynics in real life accept this kind of thing as a serious observation of human nature. It pretty much flies in the face of, well, just about all of recorded history. At any point in time, the number of individuals performing violent acts against other humans is hilariously outnumbered by the number of people just living their lives and not intending harm to anyone - and yet we're expected to believe that this tiny minority are the "natural" ones? It's like a real-life variant of the "toxic players" epidemic players rant about in General Discussion. Sure, they're out there - but hardly an epidemic.

Thankfully, the game itself seems to be taking Zenos's observations for what they are: the psychopathic ravings of a monster in human skin.

Quote Originally Posted by Mysteltain View Post
I tend to not believe that we did a whole hell of a lot solo. After all, one of the big themes of the game is "strength through unity," so for us to slay Primals and the like on our own goes completely against that. Plus, there are more than a few times that NPCs will outright tell us to gather up some friends before we take on threat-X, Y, or Z (Void Ark and Alexander series comes to mind), and as infrequent and inconsistant as that is, it still makes more sense that we teamed up to take on most major threats.
Indeed, the game's storyline is pretty inconsistent when it comes to whether or not we took on these threats solo. (And the actual gameplay, of course, does not support the "solo" theory one iota.) As I've mentioned in other threads, until the game explicitly states otherwise, I get credit for victories over these threats not because I beat them down with my own two hands, but because I lead a team of champions to victory over them. The ability to lead is just as heroic - if not moreso - than pure martial prowess.

Alleo's disbelief that a single Garlean, no matter how powerful, could overcome a hero who single-handedly defeated Nidhogg, Thordan, and the like is a valid one - and because it is valid I take it as further evidence that these victories were NOT single-handed.