I initially planned for my next post to be about anime, but I just finished Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (shortened to DQ3 from here on out), and I feel like I have to get these thoughts off my chest. Before I dive into the game, however — and yes, there will be spoilers for two rather old games — I need to first talk bring up Final Fantasy X (shortened to FFX from here on out). I’ve always been a big defender of Tidus, because I feel that brash, half short, half pant wearing protagonist is often unfairly maligned at least in the JRPG circles that I’m aware of. Of course, people’s opinions are what they are. If their reaction to Tidus’s many antics is to visibly cringe, then it is what it is. Who am I to say that cringing at Tidus is wrong if that’s how you honestly feel? But you can always try to look at any situation from a different perspective and thus come to a different understanding — and understanding that doesn’t have to replace your initial reaction but add to it. I will also contend that FFX is (likely inadvertently) a look at DQ3 — or various stories like DQ3 — from a different but very important perspective.