At the risk of sounding like a cop-out, I think looking for combat realism in a world where:
...not only exist, but are stated in the lore to be tried-and-true effective fighting techniques is pointless. It's a catch-22. To get true realism, you'd have to discount all the techniques that wouldn't do dick in a real fight, which would mean literally going "No, game, you're wrong" and saying that all the things that the game tells you would work in a fight wouldn't. Honestly I think people who come looking for realism in a Final Fantasy game are in the wrong place to begin with. At least half the things on that list are FF staples, after all.
Also, am I the only one that's tiring of the "Oh, well the only reason we see X is because Y is a story character!" excuse? There's nothing in the game that suggests this. The dragoons we see jetting around the HW opening are wearing normal-ass purple rank-and-file armor. Illberd wasn't stated to be on the level of any of the Scions, and Raubahn in-story is most likely one of the most skilled gladiators ever, but he's still a normal human by the setting's standards. Y they're still flying around, blasting eachother through pillars and shooting sword-beams. Some of the most basic LNC skills (even if you want to assume that everything after the class quest conclusion at 30 is self-taught) are flashy, twirly, and anime as all hell, yet we see completely normal Wailers and lancers using them without fail.
- Knights in full plate with the ability to propel themselves into the air like a fighter jet
- Shooting lightning out of your hands
- Ninja magic
- Handheld energy blasts
- And guns mounted on miniature helicopters...
...not only exist, but are stated in the lore to be tried-and-true effective fighting techniques is pointless. It's a catch-22. To get true realism, you'd have to discount all the techniques that wouldn't do dick in a real fight, which would mean literally going "No, game, you're wrong" and saying that all the things that the game tells you would work in a fight wouldn't. Honestly I think people who come looking for realism in a Final Fantasy game are in the wrong place to begin with. At least half the things on that list are FF staples, after all.
Also, am I the only one that's tiring of the "Oh, well the only reason we see X is because Y is a story character!" excuse? There's nothing in the game that suggests this. The dragoons we see jetting around the HW opening are wearing normal-ass purple rank-and-file armor. Illberd wasn't stated to be on the level of any of the Scions, and Raubahn in-story is most likely one of the most skilled gladiators ever, but he's still a normal human by the setting's standards. Y they're still flying around, blasting eachother through pillars and shooting sword-beams. Some of the most basic LNC skills (even if you want to assume that everything after the class quest conclusion at 30 is self-taught) are flashy, twirly, and anime as all hell, yet we see completely normal Wailers and lancers using them without fail.
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