An observation I've made about Final Fantasy is that it doesn't rely on "mascot" characters much - Chocobos and Moogles are species, not individual characters with their own designs, and these transcend across all the FF games instead of being confined to just one. They usually aren't overused, either, and thus are always welcome. I like it like that.
I still don't trust Cid Raines. In fact, I'm kind of expecting the Primarch to die here and Raines to declare himself the new one, with his policy being to attack the Fallacies to end their involvement in humanity. He will pin this on the l'Cie, who are mere tools to him. The party will not like this and seek to stop him, with the thought being that if they save Cocoon from this rampage, people will start thinking for themselves instead of letting the politicians do that for them. Which leads me to...
It's weird to me how there's virtually no lore about decades-long struggles between PSICOM and the populace. You'd think people like Snow, who realize that they shouldn't be told what to do or what to think, would have existed long before. It's like the entirety of Cocoon is made of sheep, with few being of the mind I would be: Thankful for the Fallacies for all they provide, but not willing to be their pet. I want to live for myself. Most people should too. Something just feels weird about the extent of mindlessness this world goes to, and I think that's the point.
Yeah those are some thoughts. Gonna play a little more in a bit...
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Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered! RIP Bob Barker (1923 - 2023) - and thanks for all the memories.