Final Fantasy 16's Confounding Family Tree

[@TheUnspokenKibbles]

"One good scene does not a good character make" is, more than just being a flat criticism, an excellent articulation of the frustration one can feel with the space between what something is and what it could have been. One good scene makes the character stick in your head regardless (and indeed perhaps because of) what's come before and the difference in quality. Story-doctoring is one of my favorite activities, and despite not playing the game itself I really enjoyed this look at it.

[@alexandrudorries3307]

Storytelling potential is never truly lost, but boy is it aggravating to see it squandered.

[@kurathchibicrystalkitty5146]

This is a fascinating analysis! Well done! "One good scene does not a good character make." That is an excellent statement, both for analytical purposes and for storytelling advice.

[@Gassy555]

“Let’s talk about Joshua” then the lullaby of resembool starts to play. 👏👏👏👏 well done!

[@LegendOfGamerBoy]

Love this!! It was so cathartic listenting to you articulate your criticisms. I love this game but I also think it has a lot of flaws that, in a weird way, make it even more fun to discuss. The only thing that differed, for me, is that I disliked Clive and Joshua's dynamic, post-timeskip. Joshua, as a character, felt ill-defined to me, and it made all his interactions with Clive feel, like, weird and uncertain. There was this ever-present sense of unfamiliarity between them, which could have been interesting to explore given that they'd been separated for 13 years, but it just felt underdeveloped to me. The scene where Joshua punched Clive, in particular, had me chuckling because it felt so nonsensical! It's always interesting to hear what parts of this game worked for people and what parts didn't! Wish more people made FFXVI videos like this :')

[@Spectrevek]

Clive's powers stem from him leaving tin foil in the microwave one day, reject the lies of the gods.

[@ryukagesama]

"Objective observer"???

[@noiselesspain]

Spoilers. I remember 2 knife to the throat suicides in this game. (It's weird that it happened twice) But I'm glad they only showed Annabelle doing it. Like they knew she was a horrendous enough monster that they could actually show the suicide and no one would mind.

[@Sword-u6e]

❤

[@AB-cr1cu]

my fanfiction : if they made "Barnabas Clive biological Father", this is very dark but if Clive was born as a result of Annabelle being "R***" by Barnabas. that gives more valid reason for her hating Clive and why she betray Rosaria for the empire, because the new motive is she want revange on Barnabas, and the empire is her only chance to get back at Barnabas, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"... as for Clive imagine when he learn that Barnabas is he real father and how he is born, he will be so crushed,. and here "Clive-Jill sex scene : Jill save Clive and lift him from his despair".

[@user-gk6nt5gi5n]

I'm sorry what