User blog comment:Orc King/The Grandia Meme/@comment-4111991-20130323110538

Haha, if I could draw with any ability greater than that of a sugar-rushed child, I would make one of my own. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I guess I'll have to settle with the good ol' text box:

'''1: Let's not hesitate. We all want to know: who is your favourite character in the game?'''

Like Orc King, my favorite character is Leen, followed by Justin. Chalk it up to playing this game as an eight year-old, but there was a quality, or air, about Leen that struck me as calming and mysterious at the same time. Make no mistake, this was a video game crush. But hey, I was eight, cut me some slack! :P

2: Who is your least favourite character?

Gantz. Not that I didn't enjoy his character for what it was, but he's just so minor to the story. I kinda wish the game focused on his rivalry with Justin more. If I were in Justin's shoes, I'd reflect on Gantz's words if I was at the top of The End of the World, saying that I beat him or something.

3: What if they were to meet?

Gantz would probably be taken with Leen's appearance. I mean, the entire Garlyle Forces has a crush on her, why not Gantz? Justin was somehow immune, but then again, he fell for her twin. Gantz would get googly-eyed and Leen would slap him if he tried anything funny.

4: What is the greatest moment in the game?

Oh god, that's like asking me to pick my favourite episode of Futurama; there are just so many! Honestly, I think I'll divide it up into Grandia's four "acts."

In Act 1 (Messina), Justin reading his mother's letter just before he boards the Steamer is probably my favourite moment. It still gets me to this day, and as a university student who just moved away from home a few months ago, it's even more poignant today, even if just a little.

In Act 2 (The New World), when the party finally reaches the top of the End of the World. It represents the culmination of Justin and his friends' efforts in their adventure to discover Alent, though they still have a long ways to go.

In Act 3 (The Lost World), I gotta give it to Justin and Feena's romantic evening in Gumbo, when they see the Spirits drifting across the southern sea. Though, I must admit their moment on the Sea Dragon is also good, but the fact that it's stopped short by the mermaid colliding with the boat kinda hampers that moment, so I gotta give it to the evening in Gumbo.

In Act 4 (East Elencia, Disc 2), this is... difficult to say the least. Leen's sacrifice, Justin getting the Spirit Sword, Justin defeating Mullen and the ending are all tied, for me. Though, as an honourable mention, I have to include the party's first visit to Laine into the mix just for the hilarity of it all. As a child, I kinda wrote off the scene, since I was willing to accept pretty much anything thrown at me. But now, being much older, I realize just how ridiculous and funny that scene is. Especially Darlin's CLOSE-UP Mr. Popo face.

5: Clothes shopping!

I'd like to see Rapp in a tux. He'd be like that feral boy in France they discovered several years ago, except Rapp is intelligent and still picks his nose. :P

6: Let's see a real wedding!

I can't give you that, I'm afraid, though I still would have liked to have seen Justin and Feena tying the knot. :P

7: What should have happened in the game, and why?

Mullen should have joined the party, dammit! The whole 4-person party thing kinda prevented that, but it still would have been really neat to have the option to bring Mullen along into the final battle. Not only that, but Sue, Gadwin, Milda and Guido, too. There's just something endlessly amusing to me to imagine Sue using Puffy Kick on the Gaia Core. And, as an addendum, it would have been cool if Leen and Rem also joined the party in battle, since they join and follow Justin much like regular party members do.

8: Draw a character in a situation!

I'm afraid I can't do that! But I can insert an image into your mind: Sue's form of aerial assault on Gaia is using Puffy as a weapon.

9: How many of the Grandia games have you played?

I've played all of them except for Parallel Trippers and Online. Parallel Trippers is something that I'm planning to do later since the translation patch has been released, but Grandia Online is a game I will never have the chance to play.

10: Do you have the soul of the adventurer, or the pride of a soldier?

Soul of the adventurer all the way, man!