2012-05-28, 01:58 PM
Sarah Wrote:I loved Fran's voice.
I'm not sure where people are coming from when they talk about bad/unmemorable characters With the exception of Nomura's pomegranatety additions like Vaan (and probably Penelo), the cast was insanely strong. Balthier is one of the greatest characters of all time. Ashe breaks the female leader archetype by not being a strong, compassionate leader without either depending on a man or being completely butch and proclaiming she needs no man. She was pretty real. Fran and Basch have their own things going on, too, just don't care to break it all down. But even the supporting cast, like Larsa, Reddas and Vossler were all incredible in their respective roles.
Vaan was making a pretty big negative impact, being the main lead and all. Other than that I found both Basch and Fran to be dull clichés. Balthier was alright, but nothing memorable. Maybe a tad too Han Solo for my taste. Ashe was the only real star in the game, and she was pretty special.
I think that when old FF fans call the cast lackluster it is not just about personality. The actual design of looks and clothes lack the previous installments spark. It gets even worse in the modern FF
