Tales of Symphonia.... well, Fire Emblem

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This is true. But I think I still can complain because, while hard, it is technically possible for fantasy games or books to have original storylines. Now, I obviously do like the conventions given that I like the genre, but still... more originality is always good.

This is really why I rarely ever beat RPGs. The stories are just so damn stale.

That's what I thought.

You should have waited. How far did you get in FFTA?

Complexity in storylines is perfectly fine if it's written and presented well. Like here.

And anyway, a lot of that "extra speech" isn't about the main storyline, it's just stuff that fleshes it out to make the characters seem more "real", I'd say. Which, in my opinion, is appreciated given how most games are.

They actually seemed even more artificial to me with that forced dialogue. I would have preferred something funnier ala Disgaea.