If we do go to Ala Mhigo next - which seems very likely since it's the last major region left to explore in Eorzea - then I hope that they take a lot of inspiration from FFXII and how the developers of that game chose to portray The Archadian Empire.
I don't want Garlemald to be a generic evil force. It has the potential to be so much more - and previous Final Fantasy games had the protagonists ally with or redeem the antagonists so it's not as if there isn't a precedent for such a thing.
Or an even greater threat than Garlemald could be introduced to force us to work alongside the more moderate Garleans.
I just hope we don't get another Cid/Lucia who might as well not be Garlean at all due to turning their backs completely upon their homeland and people. Someone like Gabranth, Larsa or Drace from FFXII or Rufus or Reeve from FFVII would be incredible - especially if they remain loyal to their people and homeland above all else.
...but I could rant for ages about how much I loathe the 'defector' trope. It's often handled poorly with no focus on the simple fact that selling information to an enemy usually results in innocents being killed in the crossfire.
We also know that Ala Mhigans aren't particularly nice or stable people and almost conquered Eorzea themselves before Garlemald took over their homeland. Hopefully the developers won't paint the Ala Mhigans are purely good and righteous in favour of making everything related to Garlemald evil and horrid.
I don't want Garlemald to be a generic evil force. It has the potential to be so much more - and previous Final Fantasy games had the protagonists ally with or redeem the antagonists so it's not as if there isn't a precedent for such a thing.
Or an even greater threat than Garlemald could be introduced to force us to work alongside the more moderate Garleans.
I just hope we don't get another Cid/Lucia who might as well not be Garlean at all due to turning their backs completely upon their homeland and people. Someone like Gabranth, Larsa or Drace from FFXII or Rufus or Reeve from FFVII would be incredible - especially if they remain loyal to their people and homeland above all else.
...but I could rant for ages about how much I loathe the 'defector' trope. It's often handled poorly with no focus on the simple fact that selling information to an enemy usually results in innocents being killed in the crossfire.
We also know that Ala Mhigans aren't particularly nice or stable people and almost conquered Eorzea themselves before Garlemald took over their homeland. Hopefully the developers won't paint the Ala Mhigans are purely good and righteous in favour of making everything related to Garlemald evil and horrid.
