<div style='font: 12pt Modern; text-align: left; '>My friend is playing FF8, and as I watched him play I'm reminded how much the game's moronic character suck (Big Meanie! (Go talk to a wall)), but I'm also reminded that the game has one of the best unorthodox hero, Laguna Loire. If Squall and his crew is your generic 'young teenager that saves the world', then Laguna and his crew are the adults. Sure, Laguna is goofy, but he has charm and leadership, unlike Squall whom the game claims can draw people around him with his inspiring speeches like (...whatever). I think the scene in Winhill sum up his charm the best when Kiros say, "Life is boring without you, my man."
I can actually believe, according to the instruction manual, Laguna is a man for who 'the pen is mightier than the sword' (or something like that). I really liked the way he overcame Esthar. The plan was a little goofy, and seems a little bit crazy, but it works, and above all it didn't resort to force. In fact, that was about the only time I see in a game where you don't have the typical:
1. XYZ warns about evil ABC too powerful for the entire world put together, and only plan EFG can stop ABC.
2. The good guys messes up. ABC is revived/becomes God/blows up the world/whatever.
3. The good guys procede to trash ABC anyway.
Not to mention Laguna comes with some of the best music composed for the FF series. The Man with the Machine Gun, and Winhill theme. And let's not forget Desperado. :)
I'd like to see more charming heroes like Laguna, and less social rejects like Squall in RPGs.</div>
I can actually believe, according to the instruction manual, Laguna is a man for who 'the pen is mightier than the sword' (or something like that). I really liked the way he overcame Esthar. The plan was a little goofy, and seems a little bit crazy, but it works, and above all it didn't resort to force. In fact, that was about the only time I see in a game where you don't have the typical:
1. XYZ warns about evil ABC too powerful for the entire world put together, and only plan EFG can stop ABC.
2. The good guys messes up. ABC is revived/becomes God/blows up the world/whatever.
3. The good guys procede to trash ABC anyway.
Not to mention Laguna comes with some of the best music composed for the FF series. The Man with the Machine Gun, and Winhill theme. And let's not forget Desperado. :)
I'd like to see more charming heroes like Laguna, and less social rejects like Squall in RPGs.</div>
