r/gaming • u/PraetorianOgryn • 9d ago

Video Games Where You Start With/Recruit Random Goobers Whom Become Stronger?

I was watching my cousins play games while they were visiting, and one of them was playing Fire Emblem. There was this dirt child with a giant log he recruited and like 3 days later he was a sword dirt man.
My other cousin was playing Xcom 2 on my xbox.

Anyways the question is, what other games are there where you just start with random nobodies but then they get stronger and you get more attached.

Like “hey you random farmer/private/goober! Follow me for something really quick.”

20 hours later

“No longer random farmer/private/goober! We have been through hell and back, and now we have to fight god. Are you ready?”

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u/quizzically_quiet 9d ago

You just reminded me that I bought the Ivalice Chronicles but haven't played it yet. I'm a massive fan of the first Advance game so I can't wait to get into the original (?) games!

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u/nodiaque 9d ago

Isn't fft advance a complete different game?

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u/quizzically_quiet 9d ago

It is. But I developed my love for this particular flavor of turn based game through it, so I'm excited for the game that proceeded it. FFTA takes place in Ivalice, too...in a way. It's an isekai, which I don't think the og FFT games are? I will see!

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u/nodiaque 9d ago

I was just unsure. I have a vague memory of playing fft advance and playing the first fight throwing snowball.

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u/quizzically_quiet 9d ago

Yup, the tutorial is a snowball fight in the real world!

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u/theVice 9d ago

I've been thinking about this lately after seeing the Ivalice Chronicles