06/01/2010

Funny Bits in Star Ocean 2 (223)

That's a very helpful explanation, Rena, thank you. You know what? She's been acting like this since the group landed on Energy Nede: always with such a mystical air in her behaviour and speech, so determined and self-confident... So uninteresting, compared to her former self on Expel. Rena almost turns into a tool, an icon, a deus-ex-machina for this part of the game; she still has her moments, but she's not that down-to-earth yet dreamy girl Claude met at the beginning. You might say 'character development', but I'd argue there's hardly any development, more like an instant transformation from one disc to another.

Claude puts down his sword and Rena kindly offers her healing powers to the wounded Synard, along with some conforting words for her bravery. Our heroes are about to give up on their quest and get back to Narl to ask for more sensible alternatives, but Noel notices that the beast, now fully healed, is 'trying to say something' (I assume she's emitting some kind of cry, but we can't hear it). Unexpectedly, Rena steps forth and claims to understand she's offering them her help. Whatever, if this gets us a flying vehicle, I'm willing to believe her.

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