(10-24-2014, 10:07 AM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: Lore panel at Fanfest kinda competed with that. While the Garleans would off the leaders, they led us to believe that the Garleans mostly kept the culture the same, just under new leadership. Keeps the conquered people "happier". Let's not forget the Garleans would tryto sway them with words first, actions second, and violence last. The exceptions to that seem to the be a certain Legatus who liked killing people (Nael) and one that conspired with the Ascians (Gaius).
Hmm. That's interesting, and makes a degree of sense but seems almost too gentle from the baddies we've had to face. It'll be interesting to see where it develops.
Thinking about it, though, most jobs haven't really played out the way people expected them to. Barring maybe monk, black mage and arguably warrior, everything else got a new spin on lore.
Paladins aren't holy knights.
White mages borrow elemental spirits/succor to heal, it's not just "white magic."
Scholar isn't like any other scholar in the series, and summoner is a pet job with mini-summons that aren't the focus.
Dragoons still kill dragons, but the lore for the Azure dragoon stands out, as does the dragon psuedo-tempering.
Bards use bows, not instruments.
Is it possible that NIN (and SAM, inevitably) buck this and give us straight examples? Sure, but I'm not sold that Doma = renamed Edo-era Japan. That's still just putting your money on them unashamedly dropping Japan into the game.
Then again, this is SE.
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