Roxas45
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So, was this to imply that this was always going to be the end result? I never had the notion that Remthelas was mad (certainly not kathool mad), for he always seemed like someone who had "escaped" the clutches of Kathool. I saw him driven, as the "true" threat that the Avatars saw. In this finale, it made me think that this particular deep dream was unintentionally unbiased. It would take things from everyone's memories, regardless of who it was, even Remthalas. Hence his unraveling. Notha said it and thats what gave me this inkling: "You got lost in your own dream, didn't you?" For us it was Serenity, Tomix and the rest but I think Rem would have gotten the whole blast of his history, including that of Kathool. All the "escaped" he was (as I see it) would have been undone because of the revisit. The dreams may have been dreams, but those dreams were still real. At least based on the damage they inflicted I'd say. But I will say that I enjoyed the progression of Uaanta's character, and a little bit of their "devolution"? If you will. (Caring isnt the opposite to evolution, but she's old. She's a grandma. How much more can her character "Grow", y'know?) She cares enough that she questions if there was something more they could have done. She joins in the prayer with Notha. She says so herself, that she has changed compared to what and who she was before. And Notha - Mad scientist with the heart of a child. I love it. The cannon, "Boo", the prayer and her grim acceptance that things are sometimes out of control, despite their best efforts. Myalos. Now... His "flashback" is very interesting and I will say no more about that, till we see the epilogue. Reading some of the comments both here and in the other thread, I'm now thinking that he was looking at the Shadowscythe invasion. Or AN invasion. Kathool was the first time it felt like the reset had more weight to things, but this... this blows that right out of the water and makes you stare directly into its face. I'm not happy either that this ended with his death though. None of the maleurous... How do I say this? Xan, Konan, Warlic (of sorts), Drakath (of sorts), Sepulcher, Jaania and others... They all were "saved" in one way or another. But some of the Maleurous were... too far gone? Sinnocence, maybe. Nameless felt like an unnecessary death to me. Like others said, a little too quick. I'll need to replay the other quests, because I dont remember why the others were killed. Myalos being the only "survivor", and Lock, Key and I suppose, Notha, being the defectors. Personally, my opinions aside, the writing and animation is amazing. I regret that this war had little to no participation from me (Symbolically only having struggled through to do 13 waves) because of the graphical slowdown (which honestly... it doesn't make ANY sense. I can play Control at 60 FPS, I can play Kingdom Hearts 3 with NO issues whatsoever, and Skyrim on battery without losing ANYTHING, but THIS GAME is what causes stuttering and lag? It... doesn't make sense). At the end of this lovely series of quests and story, where we got to meet these characters (and get some decent loot too)... I'm thinking two things. 1) How... Did Valrith even consume some of these souls? I get that they were initially trapped in a vessel by the avatars... But Valrith found that vessel. He consumed it. Or were the avatars just supremely proud and confident in their ability to hold things at bay? 2) What happens now? In the sense that... the last few years' Friday the 13th wars have REALLY picked up since the days of Zorbak and the random horde of Undead. I feel like we've reached a point where the bar itself has been raised. I'm looking forward to it. :) All in all, an *excellent* release and a good conclusion to a story (if a bit... well. Fatal. But thats on me with my preferences, not on the team of writers.) Not too much of a fan on the graphic issues (which, I maintain, make ZERO sense), or that the rewards are cosmetic only (The blaster... I never really figured how to use it with my setup. Thats on me, not on others)
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