• cobysev@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That was the first Final Fantasy game I played all the way through. And the first one I owned. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

    Note: I was a teenager when that game released, and I related hard to Squall’s emo attitude toward everyone and everything. I thought he was so cool. Replaying it as an adult though, I cringe every time Squall has to interact with anyone. He’s basically a whiny baby who only has friends because a bunch of people decide to ignore his antisocial tendencies and indulge his emo behavior. Nobody would tolerate him in real life. Why did I like this character?!

    • Frigidlollipop@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Reading your take on Squall is hilarious because I experienced the same thing. As a kid he was the coolest thing ever. Replayed the game as an adult and was like ??? This guy can kick rocks with the way he treats people lol. There is one conversation (on Balamb Garden, I think) where some older person is telling him they remind him of their son or something similar, and he straight up tunes them out as they are talking with his thoughts relaying how little he cares lol.

    • 3rdXthecharm@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      I think you misremember being a teenager. As my moody attitude swings would deter all but a select few friends who understood I was going through something.

      That, and Squall et al. are child soldiers, kind of depressing business for teenagers