vital backstory? really? you mean your entire enjoyment of ffxv hinged on knowing prompto's origins? because the parts of his backstory that actually matter are in the main game.

tell me, how much do we learn about the backstory's of the average ff party member? do we learn anything about steiner's childhood? do we ever see how cyan met his wife? do we ever learn how lulu came to live on besaid?

anon, *nothing* in the character episodes was essential to the main game. it was nice to have, but it was not "vital", get real. you're confusing info that helps you RP a character with what actually makes for good storytelling in a work of complete fiction.