You don’t believe me. Lets start with the most broody of all the broods.
Our Main Character
If you know Latin - or read Harry Potter - you know that Noctis is derived from the Latin word for ’night.’ As most characters whose name has something to do with night, Noctis is sad about stuff. He almost died and now he can tell if someone is going to die soon. Basically he’s going to be huffy the entire game. He also has some sort of daddy problems because he really doesn’t want the throne. If I was him, I’d be all over it - but I’m not the one with the name Noctis.
Yay, Noctis has a friend! And her middle name is also derivative of the Latin word for night. Wait, she can also tell if people are going to die? Well, at least he has some sort of support group. Lets just hope she doesn’t have the same demise as our beloved Aeris. From the trailer, I think she just might.
Well, he doesn’t seem to be too bad. He might be a little upset about the scar on his face, I would be. The whole “sworn to protect the crown” title will probably end in more brooding. I’m not sure about this whole Latin connection, but his name is probably also derivative of “gladius,” meaning “sword.”
Sounds like Buzz-Killington over here. Sigh, who goes through life just to be Noctis’s advisor. That sounds boring.
Okay so he’s upset because he’s not royal? Poor baby. I can’t even… This could have been a great character for some much needed comedic relief and he’s sad because he’s common?
This character sounds pretty familiar. “Bound to protect them?” Doesn’t see eye to eye with a ragtag band. I think I know a “Rusty” knight who already had that position. He’ll probably say they shouldn’t do something, and Noctis and his band of brooding followers will do it anyways.
In all honesty, I’m very excited about FFXV and the new characters, I mean, see how cool they look? I just wish they weren’t so sad. I can only imagine the amount of angsty sobfests to come from this game.
Final Fantasy XV will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. To hold you over until more information is released, check out some gameplay.
