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Topic	My impressions as I play Octopath Traveler for the first time.
BakusaiTenketsu 09/08/20 2:29:05 AM #154:	Primrose, Chapter 4 Revenge complete, though color me slightly confused about the whole process. I rather liked Primrose's story as a whole, but I felt like Chapter 3 on kind of added more narrative than I was prepared to assimilate into the story telling process, and in some cases it felt awkward. Chapter 4 even added bits that only further confused me at first, and I just kind of assembled the plot a bit afterwards. First off... I'm not sure, but I think Simeon might be a pedophile, and I think Primrose might have had a bit of the kool-aid he was offering. She was just a kid when they met, and not once in the narrative have I gotten the impression he was anything but "much" older than her. And he continues to profess his love to her repeatedly. The only loose end in the story that was wrapped up was the revenge plot, but I still have no idea why Simeon and the Obsidians killed Geoffrey in the first place other than he "found out something he shouldn't have." There was no mention of Graham Crossford, the Gate of Finis, or Galderra in this final Chapter, and there was nothing to explain what the motivation of Simeon and the Obsidians were all about other than they didn't like the law interfering with their dealings. Chapter 4 felt like it was designed to be confusing too. I kept bouncing between flashbacks, what was happening on the stage, and what was happening with Primrose. I even had to fight two boss battles, the first of which I am fairly certain was the stage version of the play Simeon wrote, and to be honest was the more difficult of the two boss battles. Simeon's motivation for me possibly living was for his play, but if I had died, no big deal? And he continues to go on and on about his love for Primrose, and yet he wants this very abusive relationship I guess. He is definitely a great villain in any regards, albeit mentally unstable and very creepy. In the end, I repeat the mantra that Faith will be my Shield, defeat Simeon, and then go back to Geoffrey's grave, mission complete. Something felt lacking, like there was supposed to be some self discovery, but Primrose was happy just being herself, and nothing seemed to tie into the other completed tales unless it was the Obsidian group itself, or whatever it was that Geoffrey discovered, but was still left untold to me the viewer. Not a truly horrible story by any means, but the feeling I had when I did Chapter 1 seemed to slowly disappear as I played through it. It didn't end as high as I had hoped, and I have lots of unanswered questions, but here's hoping I get them answered at some point, or find the musings of my playthrough to inspire my own interpretations. --- https://tinyurl.com/yaumw2p7 <cite>BakusaiTenketsu posted [p:944342167] in My impress... [t:78864370]...</cite> <quote>Primrose, Chapter 4 Revenge complete, though color me slightly confused about the whole process. I rather liked Primrose's story as a whole, but I felt like Chapter 3 on kind of added more narrative than I was prepared to assimilate into the story telling process, and in some cases it felt awkward. Chapter 4 even added bits that only further confused me at first, and I just kind of assembled the plot a bit afterwards. First off... I'm not sure, but I think Simeon might be a pedophile, and I think Primrose might have had a bit of the kool-aid he was offering. She was just a kid when they met, and not once in the narrative have I gotten the impression he was anything but "much" older than her. And he continues to profess his love to her repeatedly. The only loose end in the story that was wrapped up was the revenge plot, but I still have no idea why Simeon and the Obsidians killed Geoffrey in the first place other than he "found out something he shouldn't have." There was no mention of Graham Crossford, the Gate of Finis, or Galderra in this final Chapter, and there was nothing to explain what the motivation of Simeon and the Obsidians were all about other than they didn't like the law interfering with their dealings. Chapter 4 felt like it was designed to be confusing too. I kept bouncing between flashbacks, what was happening on the stage, and what was happening with Primrose. I even had to fight two boss battles, the first of which I am fairly certain was the stage version of the play Simeon wrote, and to be honest was the more difficult of the two boss battles. Simeon's motivation for me possibly living was for his play, but if I had died, no big deal? And he continues to go on and on about his love for Primrose, and yet he wants this very abusive relationship I guess. He is definitely a great villain in any regards, albeit mentally unstable and very creepy. In the end, I repeat the mantra that Faith will be my Shield, defeat Simeon, and then go back to Geoffrey's grave, mission complete. Something felt lacking, like there was supposed to be some self discovery, but Primrose was happy just being herself, and nothing seemed to tie into the other completed tales unless it was the Obsidian group itself, or whatever it was that Geoffrey discovered, but was still left untold to me the viewer. Not a truly horrible story by any means, but the feeling I had when I did Chapter 1 seemed to slowly disappear as I played through it. It didn't end as high as I had hoped, and I have lots of unanswered questions, but here's hoping I get them answered at some point, or find the musings of my playthrough to inspire my own interpretations. --- https://tinyurl.com/yaumw2p7</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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