Did you like Squall? - Page 2

June 18, 2007, 9:10 AM

Just from that excellent post, what F.F fan made, I must say, I really do see Squall in a different light. I do like him this time round, and the more things I find out about him, the more I see that the way he is, cannot be helped with past circumstances.

June 18, 2007, 9:39 AM

To start Squall ticked me off a bit but as the story progressed i ended up likeing him.

June 18, 2007, 9:41 AM

He is a great character. The only character I like better in VIII is seifer. Both of them are so cool.

June 18, 2007, 9:45 AM

I know I'm giving a biased view since I've only played a few hours of VIII, but:

I cannot stand Squall. His attitude and personality suck major ass. Even if he did have a bad childhood, Zidane had a bad childhood too, and you don't see him being a total dickhead. Why can't Squall connect with the people around him? There's plenty of people at Balamb he could talk to, but nooooooo he's just ... argh.

Ugh, his character design ...

June 18, 2007, 9:45 AM

No i never really liked Squall and that´s because his a 17 year old guy with the mentality of a troubled 50 year old man!

Squall attitude trough the game is pretty well unbalanced to say the least, the guys starts as a complete loner who can get anyone on their nerves by acting like he does not care about anyone or anything, i mean it´s like this:

Quistis:"Hey Squall let´s go to the Fire Cavern!"

Squall:"Whatever...(sis where are you?)"

Zell:"Hey Squall wanna eat a hotdog or something?"

Squall:"Whatever...(sis i´m all alone!)"

Selphie:"Hey Squall let´s blow everything to smitherins!!!!"

Squall:"Whatever...(i lose everyone!)"

And during more than half the game that´s the way he acts until little pathetic Rinoa pops in and he as a drastic personality change at first he does not give a darn about her and then all of the sudden he gets completely obsessed over her!

Talk about a major change...so that´s why i don´t like Squall first his relationship with Rinoa is completely bogus!

And his whole attitude during the game sometimes tends to get on my nerves...

June 18, 2007, 10:02 AM

How is it completely bogus? It develops slowly, it's not poorly executed.

Grand_Lethal, understand this - do you think it's easy for every child to just walk up to someone to talk about things that have gone on in their life? Squall, was one of the few who has found it harder to cope then anyone, and has probably resorted to the wrong way of dealing with issues. His friends gradually helped him change, and Rinoa did too. Even though I hate her guts.

June 18, 2007, 11:51 AM

Yea, no. Everyone has problems. No one was brought up 100% right. Some have it much better than others but for the most part it's not about the situation we're in but how we handle that situation. He failed to beat his situation. And of all the people who have ever needed adoption... sheesh. Most adoption places are absolutely horrible. He lived in a palace for a parent-less child. Granted he didn't have parents but he certainly had Edea who cared for them all. If it's not in your personality to rise above those situations then you're nothing all that amazing, sorry to say.

Zidane was left stranded. He had no one. He was "adopted" by thieves... and he had an incredibly upbeat outlook on life. Cloud was an alienated little nerd who failed all the way through life but never gave up trying or looked down on himself or the world. Tidus hated his father and even moreso after he found out the destruction he brought on the world. They all went to the school of hard knocks. None of them got a free ride. It was hard for all of them. Their personalities were strong so they rose above the situation. Squall was raised in a country club with a mother figure and a father figure... and he couldn't handle it. He was weak... and let the situation beat him. "The Great Ones Play Hurt"... it means being greater than your situation when the time calls for it. Squall didn't have it in him, just like Irvine failed to shoot Edea.

June 18, 2007, 1:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sephirothalpha

He is a great character. The only character I like better in VIII is seifer. Both of them are so cool.

because they both have gunblades right?

lol

June 18, 2007, 1:17 PM

At the end of the day it was just what I thought. You can think that way about Squall, but people as shown, think differently about him. He does learn to get over it eventually, which is the most important thing.

June 18, 2007, 1:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Judge Rulia

At the end of the day it was just what I thought. You can think that way about Squall, but people as shown, think differently about him. He does lear