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Topic	Iceman Ranks Every Tales Series Party Member w/Writeups & Prediction Prizes
NBIceman 02/27/20 8:42:45 PM #67:	I'm curious to know what exactly about Leon you like so much, because I've just never understood it with him. Anyway, the Zesty slaughter continues... #84 - Mikleo (Zestiria) Get over yourself. Do you really think this is your dream alone? Boring. Boooooooooooring. Mikleo paradoxically ceases to be the least bit important to the Zestiria plot right around the time he becomes a Sub-Lord. Thats, like, an hour or two into the game. His role begins and ends with Soreys friend. Or Soreys love interest, if thats your interpretation. Honestly, I dont know how anyone could possibly even care either way. Their relationship isnt interesting either way. Practically every third line of dialogue at the beginning of the game is dedicated to telling us how close they are and how well they know each other. But we never actually see it, were just told about it. This is potentially my biggest pet peeve in fiction. If you have to tell us with any repetition whatsoever what two characters relationship is, youre not writing it well enough. And actually, we see the opposite, where they get into a yelling match almost immediately after Sorey becomes the Shepherd in which Mikleo has to beat him over the head with his reasons for wanting to go on the journey. Which, incidentally, are exactly the same as Soreys. Great. I love having two characters in my party with identical interests and motivations and practically personalities, especially when they arent even interesting ones. His exclusive purpose is to hang around the periphery of the party so Sorey has someone to geek out about ruins with and Edna has an easy target to antagonize. These roles, particularly the former, are not compelling. Half the time it doesnt even seem like they have any idea what the hell theyre talking about. Many of the Discovery Point skits theyre involved in start with them marveling at the things splendor and end with them throwing out every baseless theory as to its origin that comes to mind. The funny thing is that this exaggerated subservience seems pretty much intentional considering the whole plot point that he was raised from birth (or death or reincarnation or whatever the crap) to eventually be Soreys Sub-Lord. Was that a failed attempt to give him an interesting backstory or a meta explanation of why hes so dull? Its strange to think about, too, given that, at one point, he mentions how he always thought of being the Shepherd as something one could just quit if one so desired. I mean, what? Clearly there was a breakdown in communication somewhere in that rearing, just like it was never properly communicated to me why I should give the slightest damn about this dude. Ill give him this: I quite enjoy his done with this shit skit portrait, and not just because it encapsulates how done with this writeup I am. https://i.imgur.com/OOfZuqW.jpg TL;DR: Destined to be a Sub-Lord? More like destined to be a Sub-BORED, am I right? Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk... --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights <cite>NBIceman posted [p:934970870] in Iceman Ran... [t:78413187]...</cite> <quote>I'm curious to know what exactly about Leon you like so much, because I've just never understood it with him. Anyway, the Zesty slaughter continues... #84 - Mikleo (Zestiria) Get over yourself. Do you really think this is your dream alone? Boring. Boooooooooooring. Mikleo paradoxically ceases to be the least bit important to the Zestiria plot right around the time he becomes a Sub-Lord. Thats, like, an hour or two into the game. His role begins and ends with Soreys friend. Or Soreys love interest, if thats your interpretation. Honestly, I dont know how anyone could possibly even care either way. Their relationship isnt interesting either way. Practically every third line of dialogue at the beginning of the game is dedicated to telling us how close they are and how well they know each other. But we never actually see it, were just told about it. This is potentially my biggest pet peeve in fiction. If you have to tell us with any repetition whatsoever what two characters relationship is, youre not writing it well enough. And actually, we see the opposite, where they get into a yelling match almost immediately after Sorey becomes the Shepherd in which Mikleo has to beat him over the head with his reasons for wanting to go on the journey. Which, incidentally, are exactly the same as Soreys. Great. I love having two characters in my party with identical interests and motivations and practically personalities, especially when they arent even interesting ones. His exclusive purpose is to hang around the periphery of the party so Sorey has someone to geek out about ruins with and Edna has an easy target to antagonize. These roles, particularly the former, are not compelling. Half the time it doesnt even seem like they have any idea what the hell theyre talking about. Many of the Discovery Point skits theyre involved in start with them marveling at the things splendor and end with them throwing out every baseless theory as to its origin that comes to mind. The funny thing is that this exaggerated subservience seems pretty much intentional considering the whole plot point that he was raised from birth (or death or reincarnation or whatever the crap) to eventually be Soreys Sub-Lord. Was that a failed attempt to give him an interesting backstory or a meta explanation of why hes so dull? Its strange to think about, too, given that, at one point, he mentions how he always thought of being the Shepherd as something one could just quit if one so desired. I mean, what? Clearly there was a breakdown in communication somewhere in that rearing, just like it was never properly communicated to me why I should give the slightest damn about this dude. Ill give him this: I quite enjoy his done with this shit skit portrait, and not just because it encapsulates how done with this writeup I am. https://i.imgur.com/OOfZuqW.jpg TL;DR: Destined to be a Sub-Lord? More like destined to be a Sub-BORED, am I right? Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk... --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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