LogFAQs > #947423075

CS4 2-4: Ah, yet another chapter where it's good until the end. Questing was good times, as was talking to everyone on the Pantagruel. Very fun to have all these people in one place. Amusing line from Lloyd where he's like "Everything would've gone exactly the same if you weren't there at all" to Rean. I know he's trying to cheer him up, but when you think about it, Rean and co's actions haven't really made anything better for the world/Erebonia, huh? A bit disappointing the Mille Mirage didn't have more to it, but that was solid too. Shame about Rean, Lloyd and co. being lame there. Estelle's all like "Bracers don't fight in wars. We'll dedicate ourselves to evacuating and protecting civilians!" which is definitely a necessary thing to say and a good alternative to fighting. But Lloyd and Rean just keep repeating "third path! third path!" like broken records, without actually having any plans. I thought Act 2 was supposed to be all about Rean and co. figuring out how to stop the war, but they really accomplished absolutely nothing in that regard.

Ouroboros and co. attacking was disappointing too, since once again, not a single villain was taken down permanently (most of the fights were pretty easy too, though Mariabell was way tougher than the rest, maybe because of the party I had against her). And then rather than having someone cool jump in to help out at the end, we get Olivert. Do the writers think people like fakeout deaths? They're bad, and the writers should feel bad for writing them. Especially when they're as nonsensical as this one. Olivert's death was the main reason given for Erebonia to go to war with Calvard, so a better third path to avoiding war might've been, I dunno, NOT PRETENDING YOU'RE DEAD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Man, imagine how great this game could've been if it were a good 20 hours shorter...
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