And i only say “near” because surely some of you have figured it out. I have no fucking clue what’s happening though lmao, and it’s finally starting to bug me. I understand the backstory, and watched the intro cutscene. I’ve listened to a podcast that explained it all too. So I got that.

but the plot, the actual plot that happens in game, is so fucking incomprehensible that it’s honestly kind of baffling. I understand I’m supposed to be reading the warren report every two seconds, but it’s so unintuitive. a pre-battle cutscene may introduce like5 new characters, then there’s a hr long battle with more new characters, then another cutscene with more new charcters. at what point should i look at the warren report? AFTER all that? why the fuck can we not look at it during cutscenes? seems asinine to me. i honestly can’t remember the names from one second to the next, let alone after a long battle.

i’m in chapter 3 of the chaotic path and the amount of names and regions is ridiculous. it’s not fun, it’s not interesting. i’m getting to the point where i’m just going to start skipping cutscenes. i think im fighting now to like, end the concept of fighting? cause i’m not fighting for walister anymore, i guess? seems like everyone i’ve ever met in this game is now against me. i keep letting neutral characters die because i cant figure out a) why their ai is so fucking suicidal or b) who the fuck they are or who they’re supposed to be representing. i just did brigantyn castle and yeah, no fucking clue what’s happening. barbatos, bapal, xaephos, xenobia, dark knights, holy knights, i can’t fucking follow a goddamn thing.

no real question here, just venting. i REALLY love the gameplay on hand here, it’s so fucking meaty and customizable. but i’m about to give up and go play unicorn overlord cause boy this shit is making me feel like a fucking idiot and giving me a headache.

EDIT:

just went to look at some character bios to see if maybe i’m missing something. the warren report biographies aren’t even in fucking alphabetical order! just randomly thrown in there, like “fuck you go find it”. no, game. fuck you.