5th June 2009, 11:58 PM
I think that just making magic come back would be a big insult to the storyline.
I had a huge post explaining this, but suffice it to say there's no need at all for magic to make a fun combat system. Edgar, Cyan, Sabin, and Shadow's special abilities, for the most part, don't invoke anything magical and are still awesome. Only Terra, Celes, Mog, Strago, Relm, and Setzer (to a smaller extent, he can still throw darts) are drastically affected by the lack of magic. The rest are fully capable fighters even loosing their more magical abilities. Of those worst affected, only Terra and Celes are really attractive as potential characters to play as, and both are capable of melee combat to a certain extent, even if the swords aren't magical any more. Besides, if the game centered around Shadow, he's a ninja! Do ninjas need magic to be awesome?
I had a huge post explaining this, but suffice it to say there's no need at all for magic to make a fun combat system. Edgar, Cyan, Sabin, and Shadow's special abilities, for the most part, don't invoke anything magical and are still awesome. Only Terra, Celes, Mog, Strago, Relm, and Setzer (to a smaller extent, he can still throw darts) are drastically affected by the lack of magic. The rest are fully capable fighters even loosing their more magical abilities. Of those worst affected, only Terra and Celes are really attractive as potential characters to play as, and both are capable of melee combat to a certain extent, even if the swords aren't magical any more. Besides, if the game centered around Shadow, he's a ninja! Do ninjas need magic to be awesome?
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