>>3846351
Yeah that's kind of the whole point. But it's a simple story for kids that's masterfully told as a video game, and not a movie or a book. FF5 is arguably one of the best examples of storytelling in a video game of all time, but most people are such midwits who are incapable of basic analysis or simple empathy, and somehow FF5 got the reputation of being the "bad story" game.

>>3846362
>. I feel like people often confuse complexity for maturity
too true. FF5's themes are all extremely simple and I won't deny that. But it's how effectively they're portrayed relying on minimal dialogue and 12-pixel tall sprites that honestly makes it truly amazing.

>>3846336
>The scene where Galuf and Bartz share a drink in the pub is both of them being honest with each other in that "say it without saying it" way that men do.
I love this scene. It's very clear that one of Galuf's biggest regrets is that he didn't stay behind with Dorgann after they sealed Exdeath in another world. Then Bartz, Dorgann's son, willingly leaves his own world behind to help save Galuf's. It's an absolutely brilliant moment that captures the concept of generational grief and love.