Both games star a blank slate...
and their boyfriend
*in canon
**in fan fiction
They are at first in the employ of a corrupt empire...
But a betrayal occurs, leading to their escape.
They are pursued, but aided in their escape by a group of obnoxiously cute characters...
and end up in the custody of a resistance force...
led by a charismatic knight...
and a beefcake.
They soon come in contact with a cartoonishly over-the-top villain...
But find themselves outclassed and are forced to flee as their fortress burns around them.
A high-ranking officer of the Empire soon betrays their masters...
And the emperor makes a foolish mistake, paving the way for his assassination...
and the rise of his maniacal underling, who unleashes a cataclysmic power to cement his reign.
The party is then divided...
and they wage their separate battles, eventually ending in tragedy.
but also a tearful reunion.
And then the evil power is defeated...
And the world is... kind of saved?
So there you have it.