Hildy just isn't very funny anymore

[MOZZYSTAR]

I was going through a very rough time four years ago. The Hildy quests in ARR were really my highlight. xD They ARR Hildy quests are still my favourite quests/storylines to date. Just thinking about them makes me laugh.


But for whatever reason, I just haven't found the Heavensward or Stormblood Hildy quests funny... at all. They seem a little forced, and maybe a little too serious most of the time with not enough of the ridiculous hysterics and dramatics. At least in my opinion... The quests' stories also haven't been very good... I appreciated the Vivi bit for a little bit, but...-shakes head-


Anyone else think the same?

[Beckett]

Hildy was never funny.

[MOZZYSTAR]

Hildy was never funny.

I'm sorry you feel that way. You're missing out.

[AncientCrystal]

I'm sorry you feel that way. You're missing out.

You mean that slapstick humor trash that's always in his crap? Yea he was never very funny. Only if you were an 8 year old

[Balipu]

You mean that slapstick humor trash that's always in his crap? Yea he was never very funny. Only if you were an 8 year old

The funny part, at least for me, comes from how the non retarded guest character reacts to all the random shit happening when you are around Hildibrand. Plus I'm not going to miss out on more story content. Especially if it involes Greg and/or Ultros.

[Fhaerron]

I'm sorry you feel that way. You're missing out.

He is not missing out though.


Hildy is not funny to him so what exactly is he missing out on? The stuff you found funny but he finds stupid and boring?


Hildy's 'comedy' is too far sought a lot of times for me personally.

[MOZZYSTAR]

Hildy is not funny to him so what exactly is he missing out on? The stuff you found funny but he finds stupid and boring?

You're taking things too seriously. To explain (though I shouldn't have to), whether it's Hildy or something else is irrelevant. As mentioned above, I find the comedic relief Hildy offered to be, well, relieving as the tragedy in MSQ can get overwhelming. I'm more sorry that he doesn't get the same relief that I do because laughing is a good thing but he may have found relief in something else, who knows? Humour is subjective as countless people have already mentioned. Let's leave it at that.

[Exiled_Tonberry]

Well, they actually said themselves that they didn't plan to continue Hildi after ARR, but the fan demand was so high that they did it anyway. The results is Hildi being there for the sake of appeasing fans, not because they had fun making it and I guess it shows.

[MOZZYSTAR]

Well, they actually said themselves that they didn't plan to continue Hildi after ARR, but the fan demand was so high that they did it anyway. The results is Hildi being there for the sake of appeasing fans, not because they had fun making it and I guess it shows.

Oh, I see. I wasn't aware of that. :c Yeah, I guess it really does show. Maybe they ran dry of ideas after ARR.
Thanks for commenting.

[Aylis]

Well, they actually said themselves that they didn't plan to continue Hildi after ARR, but the fan demand was so high that they did it anyway. The results is Hildi being there for the sake of appeasing fans, not because they had fun making it and I guess it shows.

I did really enjoy the HS Hildy story. To me anyway it had a perfect balance of silly and serious and emotional moments. Something I enjoy most and consider a good story. It was the only story in all of HS I payed attention to for that very reason. I haven't done the SB Hildy story yet so I'll save me judgment for it when its time. That said while I did enjoy the HS story, with its lack of a trial dungeon(s) it does show SE's comment about not wanting to continue Hildy as true. They didn't put as much development time and resources into it as they did in the ARR story.