User blog comment:Godisme/The Golden Plains/@comment-3075024-20130628184521/@comment-89.242.86.50-20130629054238

N3, I agree with you on FFX with Tidus and his dead and everything... (you know what happens to them... don't want to give away spoilers). Same with Vivi in FFIX's ending. But the reason I chose Zack and Crisis Core was because his fate was sealed before the game even began and everyone knew how it was going to end. But still, because he was endearing as a character and was developed well/ had great growth, people felt attached to him and were sad to see him die in the end. My point is you can try to make something emotional, heartbreaking, tearjerking, poignant etc. but it will fail if you don't "feel" anything for the character or the story.

M3, I know, lol, but I want something to seriously dampen the characters spirits, something which brings them to their lowest point even though FT will most likely end happily.

FTGM, I have a love/hate relationship with emotional moments. Sometimes they work for me, sometimes they don't.

BTW, FFX-2 seriously ruined FFX for me. It should have ended with FFX, simple and clean.