I'm at lvl94 MSQ, discovering the second half of the third map, and I'm having a blast. So I'm dropping a message here, since I heard there were people complaining (all the power to them) to counterbalance a bit.
I think Wuk Lamat is a very enjoyable character, for starters, so I guess it helps me enjoy the MSQ. She's caring, curious, humble, genuine and strong, with realistic shortcomings for someone with her background. Helping her overcome them is satisfying, even as I watch her be already every inch a queen when it comes to interactions with her people. It's also great that her growth arc seems to reach a climax before I reached half of the MSQ, leaving room for another narrative direction to come up.
I also love that we're taking a step back and following someone else's story, still as a friend and mentor, but just taking a break from saving the world. The stakes are still kinda high (the fate of a whole continent, including its potential interactions with Eorzea later).
The maps have all been breathtakingly beautiful so far, and exploring them to learn about them and their inhabitants, culture, history, food, etc, is very rewarding. Every culture is well crafted as per usual in this game; the people are consistent, with rich histories that show in detail through their architectural and aesthetic choices, their food, their speech patterns, their clothes, their economy, and of course their beliefs and how they see the world.
I love that we're walking in the steps of a hero as big as we are ourselves, but on another continent. I find this narrative approach to be original and refreshing.
The dungeons, solo duties and trial have also been really fun, fast-paced and brain-racking so far - not hard exactly, but keeping me on my feet, requiring quick thinking and adjustment. I cannot wait for savage to drop if they keep the same spirit but crank it up to savage level.
My one complaint is that there do be a little too many cutscenes compared to the actual time spent playing - a trend that started in ShB, got worse in EW and feels even more pronounced here. I love the cutscenes and the story. But yeah, maybe next time add a little more things to do for the player in between them at the beginning of the expansion.
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I think Wuk Lamat is a very enjoyable character, for starters, so I guess it helps me enjoy the MSQ. She's caring, curious, humble, genuine and strong, with realistic shortcomings for someone with her background. Helping her overcome them is satisfying, even as I watch her be already every inch a queen when it comes to interactions with her people. It's also great that her growth arc seems to reach a climax before I reached half of the MSQ, leaving room for another narrative direction to come up.
I also love that we're taking a step back and following someone else's story, still as a friend and mentor, but just taking a break from saving the world. The stakes are still kinda high (the fate of a whole continent, including its potential interactions with Eorzea later).
The maps have all been breathtakingly beautiful so far, and exploring them to learn about them and their inhabitants, culture, history, food, etc, is very rewarding. Every culture is well crafted as per usual in this game; the people are consistent, with rich histories that show in detail through their architectural and aesthetic choices, their food, their speech patterns, their clothes, their economy, and of course their beliefs and how they see the world.
I love that we're walking in the steps of a hero as big as we are ourselves, but on another continent. I find this narrative approach to be original and refreshing.
The dungeons, solo duties and trial have also been really fun, fast-paced and brain-racking so far - not hard exactly, but keeping me on my feet, requiring quick thinking and adjustment. I cannot wait for savage to drop if they keep the same spirit but crank it up to savage level.
My one complaint is that there do be a little too many cutscenes compared to the actual time spent playing - a trend that started in ShB, got worse in EW and feels even more pronounced here. I love the cutscenes and the story. But yeah, maybe next time add a little more things to do for the player in between them at the beginning of the expansion.
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