I'm gonna start off by stating this. This isn't a thread to throw unneeded vitriol, either towards the characters, the game or even each other. Debating is fine, but when that debating turns into genuine spite filled ranting, that's when it becomes an issue.
Anyway
So, I'll be completely honest, I was going into this with very little expectations on where the story was headed. Endwalker was the expansion to end a 10 year arc and by god was it definitive and by GOD it was a memorable experience. It would be hard to pull off something of that caliber and quality so I wasn't gonna be surprised with taking a step back in story to reestablish new plot points.
The succession story was....honestly it was simple but decent. Predictable and just the sort of story I genuinely was expecting from a light hearted expansion DT was selling itself as. Yes it's basically a shounen anime plot in terms of depth, but hey I was vibing along and personally I enjoyed my WoL slipping into a mentor like role for Wuk Lamat.
Do I see where the story could have focused on the characters more? Yes.
Do I feel like certain characters could have or should have had more development? Absolutely.
The first half of DT was fine in terms of plot stakes and messaging, but the 2nd half was where things got a bit....insane. And as much as I like Wuk Lamat, I do feel she overstayed her welcome especially somewhat into the solution 9 plot and we should have spent more time with other characters like Erenville and Koana for example. While I do understand what the writers are attempting to portray (aka Sphene and Wuk Lamat's journey and position as Rulers and Sphene trying to relate to us and connect), the further it goes on, the more this message gets really overused. Especially when its an obvious case of Sphene being just like a certain Ascian
Having recently finished through the final dungeon last night as well as the Sixth Story zone, I wouldn't be lying if I said it genuinely should have been handled in a different way to sell the message they were trying to say and I for one was not a fan of the constant shifting of vibes in that zone. While the zone gave some good lore to mull over and that its setting up for the content down the line, I cannot help but feel that there was major issues in its development regarding writing and also direction.
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Anyway
So, I'll be completely honest, I was going into this with very little expectations on where the story was headed. Endwalker was the expansion to end a 10 year arc and by god was it definitive and by GOD it was a memorable experience. It would be hard to pull off something of that caliber and quality so I wasn't gonna be surprised with taking a step back in story to reestablish new plot points.
The succession story was....honestly it was simple but decent. Predictable and just the sort of story I genuinely was expecting from a light hearted expansion DT was selling itself as. Yes it's basically a shounen anime plot in terms of depth, but hey I was vibing along and personally I enjoyed my WoL slipping into a mentor like role for Wuk Lamat.
Do I see where the story could have focused on the characters more? Yes.
Do I feel like certain characters could have or should have had more development? Absolutely.
The first half of DT was fine in terms of plot stakes and messaging, but the 2nd half was where things got a bit....insane. And as much as I like Wuk Lamat, I do feel she overstayed her welcome especially somewhat into the solution 9 plot and we should have spent more time with other characters like Erenville and Koana for example. While I do understand what the writers are attempting to portray (aka Sphene and Wuk Lamat's journey and position as Rulers and Sphene trying to relate to us and connect), the further it goes on, the more this message gets really overused. Especially when its an obvious case of Sphene being just like a certain Ascian
Having recently finished through the final dungeon last night as well as the Sixth Story zone, I wouldn't be lying if I said it genuinely should have been handled in a different way to sell the message they were trying to say and I for one was not a fan of the constant shifting of vibes in that zone. While the zone gave some good lore to mull over and that its setting up for the content down the line, I cannot help but feel that there was major issues in its development regarding writing and also direction.
- Cont down
Continue reading...