No Over-Hyper Character?

July 14, 2007, 4:33 PM

Notice how in FFXII there was no character that was overly hyper or always happy? Did anyone miss this type of character or thought it was best this type stayed gone? Tell and Explain here.

(Example: Zell, Rikku, Selphie, Brother, Yuffie, Tidus, etc...)

July 14, 2007, 4:39 PM

before i got the game i was positive that Penelo would be the hyper little lady, but she wasn't and i was Glad. mainly because the game is more serious than most others in the series, and a hyper character would be very out of place.

July 14, 2007, 4:42 PM

I also thought the same. I am not sure why though. Penelo was very monotone actually. =/.

I kinda wanted some type of character that rushed in without thinking or was annoying to the rest of the group. I don't know. I guess I like those type.

July 14, 2007, 4:49 PM

it would have been more amusing with one certainly. i did kinda miss the hyper character. although Vaan can be the hyper one at times its just not the same :/

and i guess i thought Penelo would be the hyper one is because its kinda stereotypical - the young girl, no huge attachment to the plot, and the others were too important or different to be the hyper ones.

July 14, 2007, 7:45 PM

I was absolutely sure that Penelo was going to be the majorly hyper character and she was kind of hyper at the beginning but she turned out to be quite serious. I do agree when you say that this game is much more serious and I find that more than refreshing.

July 14, 2007, 8:35 PM

Um, I kinda had a feeling that Balthier was more of the comedian. At first, Penelo gave the impression that she would be the happy-go-lucky type of person, but at the end, she was as serious as everyone.

Balthier seemed more like the happy type, although he was serious as well. I guess it's due to his charisma and how he presents himself. He takes things seriously, but doesn't show it in an extremely serious manner.

So for me, it has to be Balthier rather than Penelo. Don't get me wrong - all the main characters are way too serious compared to the other series.

July 16, 2007, 6:21 AM

Balthier was the funniest yes but surely not a hyper/happy character. He was more like the overconfident James Bond kinda guy, which I found very well done by square. One of my fav. all-time FF-chars.

July 16, 2007, 2:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyone's Grudge

Balthier was the funniest yes but surely not a hyper/happy character. He was more like the overconfident James Bond kinda guy, which I found very well done by square. One of my fav. all-time FF-chars.

I enjoyed Balthier as well, very amusing writing and a deep character. I think it's best that there was no hyper character. In fact, in several previews, it was stated that "there appear to be no lame attempts at comedy relief (Zell, Wakka, your legacy is DEAD!)," and I found this to make the story stronger.

July 16, 2007, 2:30 PM

After going back and replaying this game i've decided that this is my favorite FF. Yes i'm a graphics whore but I really liked the story, could it of been better and gave more information about story behind the characters yes, but In my opinion the characters in this story were the best. It was amazing to go to different countries in the game and hear them talk differently. balthier had kind of an English accent, Fran had her own way of talking and all the noble people in the game and judges talked with Nobility (if that even is a word).

I did not miss the over-hyper character one bit and I actually found Vaane to be the dumb one messing everything up, like bringing the Magicite with him when they got captured on the Levithian. I would of liked to see more bickering and goofing around from Vaane and Penelo. Or like in FFX it would of been cool to hear them talk in battle like "i'll take these 2, can you handle that one by yourself?" I think that would of made the battles alittle better.

July 17, 2007, 9:29 PM

I did believe Penelo tp be the hyper character. I think there is no hyper character as this Final Fantasy has more of a political and serious mature side to it then previous games. Would have been nice to have some comical relief though.