Étiquette : self reblog

vivisucre:

Thank you @skystones for dropping Reks’ headcanons yesterday ! If we’re both sad about Reks and Vaan relationship, I’m going to make it 10x sadder with headcanons around Reks’ death. I’ll start with something we discussed last night, but it’s going to be a long and painful headcanon.

I’ve always imagined that Reks hates violence, fights and war. He promised Vaan he wouldn’t volunteer, he would never leave him alone, he’d wait to be called by the army. But after the Nalbina defeat, Reks wanted to protect his little brother at all cost and he ended up going willingly to war. That’s one reason of Vaan’s anger after Reks’ death. He wasn’t supposed to be there in the first place. He made a promise.

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vivisucre:

Kiss me Goodbye

I went to the Distant Worlds concert in Paris, and they performed Kiss me Goodbye.

I’ve never had a particular opinion on the song, and I have no idea why/who it was made for, so I may say things people are already fully aware of, but since it’s new to me, I’m gonna write down my feelings.

The VTR along the song broke my heart. ¾ of it was footage of Ashe and Rasler. For those who are following me, you know how much I love Rasler. I adore him. So my heart broke into million of pieces, and the song finally made sense for me.

At first, I thought Kiss me Goodbye was aimed at the player and also it would capture the feeling of the party, all following their own path now (Ashe as the Queen, Basch in Archades, Balvaan somewhere in the sky etc). They wouldn’t see each other anymore that much. That’s what I thought the song meant.

But no, the song is mainly about Ashe, saying Goodbye to her love and to her grief. And more than Ashe, the song actually pictures the entire development the characters went through. One main theme of Final Fantasy XII is Fate and Destiny, but one other is letting go of the past

Almost all the characters are orphans, they are grieving. Vaan with Reks obviously, Penelo and her family, Ashe and Rasler (and family), Basch and his country, Fran seperated from her family, and Balthier grieving a father (he may be alive, but he is not the father Balthier knew anymore).

They are grieving, they are angry and they live clung to the past. They can’t let go, they can’t live their lives as long as war is going on.

And this is what Kiss me Goodbye means. War is over, they can live the life they were meant to live. Ashe is the Queen of a prosperous kingdom. Basch follows his duty at peace with his brothers’ will. Vaan is a skypirate, Penelo can dedicate herself to dancing. Balthier and Fran are free, unwanted Skypirates. Even Larsa is the Emperor Archadia deserves.

They can all say Goodbye to the past, never forgetting but allowing themselves to be what they want to be.

Kiss me Goodbye is a beautiful song and it fits the game perfectly.

vivisucre:

A subtle but very important cinematography I’ve found in the entire scene. 

There is an Occuria in each frame during the scene with Ashe. Now you might tell me “they are on a small round platform of course you’d see them”. But really, the dev could have chosen other angles. Ashe is surrounded physically and mentally by Occurias, and we, as the player, are too. 

The only two exceptions are : 

When “Rasler” appears. Ashe is in shock. She understands what he is, a tool of the Occurias. The camera shows a close-up view on her shaking lips.

The second one is when the party shows up. The Occurias are trying to manipulate Ashe, but the second the party appears, they are off-screen. They all heard the voice of the Occuria, and they immediatly state what should be obvious : “you won’t listen to them right ??” 

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vivisucre:

A subtle but very important cinematography I’ve found in the entire scene. 

There is an Occuria in each frame during the scene with Ashe. Now you might tell me “they are on a small round platform of course you’d see them”. But really, the dev could have chosen other angles. Ashe is surrounded physically and mentally by Occurias, and we, as the player, are too. 

The only two exceptions are : 

When “Rasler” appears. Ashe is in shock. She understands what he is, a tool of the Occurias. The camera shows a close-up view on her shaking lips.

The second one is when the party shows up. The Occurias are trying to manipulate Ashe, but the second the party appears, they are off-screen. They all heard the voice of the Occuria, and they immediatly state what should be obvious : “you won’t listen to them right ??” 

[458/?]