13/11/2009

Funny Bits in Star Ocean 2 (185)

The Ten Wise Men battle against the forces of Nede... Aside from the ridiculous uniform worn by the Nedian soldiers, why is that the Nedians are represented in Super Deformed appearance, while the Ten Wise Men aren't?

The inhabitants of Nede lived their lives in peace, and had an important position in the galactic federation (I can't remember what it was exactly) thanks to their incredible knowledge. However, men with 'malice in their hearts' gathered and started using their powers for destruction: those were the Ten Wise Men, some of the most powerful beings in Nede and, consequently, in the whole universe. The Nedian forces had to gather all their powers to fight back, and once they had prevailed in the battle, they confined them in a special prison 'where time stands still'. The Nediands however realized that even their own power was too dangerous: were more people like the Ten Wise Men to come out, they'd become a threat to the entire universe. So they decided to move to Energy Nede, an artificial planet protected by a barrier, through which nobody and nothing could pass.

...I admit that when I played the game back then, I didn't find this story that corny; maybe it was because the whole game was so cliché that pushing it a little further in that direction went unnoticed to me. That was probably for the better, though, because it made certain extra scenes more worthwile. If you don't buy the story now it's fine, but it's not like the truth is a whole lot better: it's just less of a fairy tale and more of a down-to-Nede report, but still very cliché.

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