Flabagast -> RE: Friday, December 8th Design Notes: Book 3: Convergence - The Arrival of the Magi & The Mana Tree (12/11/2023 7:48:16)
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Two quests today! I'll start with the Mana Tree. spoiler:
I really liked this one. The AQ3D Arcangrove music felt appropriate, and made for some nice atmosphere. I couldn't help but find myself thinking about the entangled creatures again and what their altered physiology could mean... especially those weird togs... I also liked the broken golem hidden behind those gorillaphants and another sprouted manafruit, it was a really neat bit of environmental storytelling. And the way connects back to the start of the quest was really clever too. It felt very Dark Souls. A new consumable is nice too! As the for story quest: ha, I'd actually forgotten that Warlic and Alexander were coming. Seeing that burning slipper'd foot gave me weird mix of surprise, delight and humour all at once. Speaking of, man I am so ready for Alexander to become a light-hearted, comic relief character. After everything the guy's been through I feel he deserves some levity. Also, at first I found it weird that Ostromir knew about Warlic being an Infernal, but thinking about it for bit I realised that the whole Wargoth fiasco might have made that info pretty common knowledge. It makes sense that someone as renowned as the Blue Mage probably couldn't get away from people noticing Wargoth's cataclysmic defeat coinciding with Warlic's reappearance... And subsequent freezing. I imagine that may be another reason why he hid for so long. But that aside, definitely excited for the final clash with the Rose! It'll surely be one heck of a finale and I look forward to seeing what you guys are cooking!
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