The assault on Leeves and the Branch Campus was fun, definitely way better than the equivalent in CS2 with Trista. lmao Schmidt using the situation tun another Keep trial what an absolute legend. Though tbqh between Rean, Randy, and Tita's Orbal Gear this was hardly a fair fight. tbqh that three could have handled this by themselves. Nice to see Mary and Makarov again too. Also it just hit me that of Schmidt's four disciples the odd numbered ones are evil and the even ones are cool. Mint now looking sus even though she's not a disciple she's clearly the closest to a fifth disciple. Though her and Vivi are off wandering around and watching us save Marquis Hyarms and Count Egret from the shadows for reasons.
Eh. Most of this stuff felt disappointing to me. They hype up that the whole branch campus is going to come help you, and then only like four other students show up. All the people fighting against you felt pointless too, especially the teachers. Like, does everyone forget that they're holding Elise and Tio prisoner here? How is it "fighting for the honor of the main branch" if you're literally fighting to keep two girls from gaining their freedom?
Also, I like the thought that if the enemies beat you in battle, you die, so in all those "this is just a test of your will!" fights the enemies actually kill your whole party if you lose, haha. ---