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auronlu"I never understood why people liked pairing characters of the same gender together, or what gave people the idea that two characters were possibly in a romantic relationship—for any game, not just Final Fantasy XIII. I never personally tried to understand this because mentally, I could not imagine two characters of the same gender in a romantic relationship."
— well-intentioned, generally insightful commenter whom I really like.
The context: Dunquixote had a good write-up of first impressions about FFXIII. In response, among other things, I asked about how DQ saw the Fang/Vanille relationship. I should be able to accept differing interpretations.
However, "I can't imagine two characters of the same gender in a romantic relationship" seems a little different to me than "No, despite the hints, I don't think the game made it explicit what their relationship is."
I don't know how to respond tactfully. It's very important that I do respond tactfully, because this may be a moment for a little gentle consciousness-raising.
Except I can't, because I'm irked.
/frustrated
— well-intentioned, generally insightful commenter whom I really like.
The context: Dunquixote had a good write-up of first impressions about FFXIII. In response, among other things, I asked about how DQ saw the Fang/Vanille relationship. I should be able to accept differing interpretations.
However, "I can't imagine two characters of the same gender in a romantic relationship" seems a little different to me than "No, despite the hints, I don't think the game made it explicit what their relationship is."
I don't know how to respond tactfully. It's very important that I do respond tactfully, because this may be a moment for a little gentle consciousness-raising.
Except I can't, because I'm irked.
/frustrated
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Date: 2013-09-07 08:10 am (UTC)FFXIII feels so much like production by committee. I've more or less forgotten what the story is about but I don't really mind. Pretty is pretty. I just enjoy the shiny and am all "story? what story?" Yes, very MYST like: just enjoy the atmosphere.