@PlywoodStick I really dont think an afro is all that "racist" and i actually think the whole Frocobo thing was kinda cute ^^

I just love his character. Hes very believable and relatable.

His views on the whole situation are very natural. He first goes by what he learned from society / media, even though he learned first hand that it might not be true. On a personal note, his way of dealing with stress through witty jokes hits very close to home

As for hope, sure, he had plausible reasons for his hatred and disgust for Snows attitude. I mean, whats not to hate about that douchebag ? I just couldnt stand his "chameleon" acting. This constant "Im angry, im sad, im angry, im sad" combined with "im strong, im weak" etc was just annoying.

Imo, every kid his age would have just thrown a tantrum towards snow the instant they are in ears reach and dont wait for the porpper opportunity, pondering in the meantime. But thats just my opinion.

Vanille on the other hand, i just couldnt stand in any way, shape or form. Her obsession with touching people, this overly childish behavior and the forced "playful" attitude was tiresome.

And i never understood what Fang saw in her

There were plenty other, far nicer woman in the pond to fall for.

@Darknyht Good points and good comparisons.

I think the biggest crux here is the internet. People now have the ability to compare releases. I mean, thats how people found out about 50% of FE Fates script went missing during localisation.

If you dont know about it, well, you simply dont care. But people are way more passionate about their hobby and started using the web to dig for more background info.

As for this game, the biggest issue i see is, that bad writing was fixed with bad writing.

Instead of properly fixing what was wrong: Characters acting in unison to question the players decision (so basically their own), now you have characters reacting in unison questioning nothing at all.

No one thought: "Hey, how about we implement each characters unique personality into it, so they might not question the player, but maybe each others opinions on the matter"

Comparison to Default, as i havent played Second:

(minor spoilers) In the desert town, you have a sidequest where you basically axe the corrupt king.

In a choice scenario, both, letting him rule and getting rid of him would be bad decisions for the city, no matter what.

But you could have your party discuss this matter, half of them are more concerned about the political situation, others are more concerned about the popolus. Its not a complicated system.

As for society...sadly, im not seeing this anytime soon.

We live in a time, where people get offended by the most mundane stuff and knit a narrative about how opressed and weak they are.

People forgot to believe in their own strength. When the female body becomes an object of opression, you have already lost, as personality and character have lost their meaning.