| Super_Boom said: I'd say that finding a completely modern city beneath the clouds was a pretty huge twist. If that didn't turn the story on its head for you, then I have no idea what would qualify exactly. :P Personally, I like that Rex himself remained a normal guy the whole game, as I was fully expecting him to be some special person. The whole "fated hero" thing is overdone, honestly. Also, if we're comparing it to the first game, it's a bit off an odd statement, given both games essentially have the same final twist with Klaus, only much more fleshed out in XC2's case. This is also a complaint I don't really get, since I found the cast in XC2 much more interesting on average. Sure, more could be done with Morag and some of the Blades, but Zeke was fantastic, and Rex's character arc in chapter 7 was one of the high points of the game. Going from naive optimism to severe loss, rekindling his resolve, and finally maturing and learning what it means to be a hero. The part where he asks Pyra and Mythra "Do you love this world?" gives me chills every time I watch it. He finally stopped caring about himself, and is fully invested in how others feel. Personally I find character death to be an extremely lazy way to propel character development, and I'm glad XC2 limited it to certain non-essential characters. There are far better ways to show character growth than just have them lose someone and get over it. And come on, Riki really? XD If that counts as character growth than Tora blows him out of the park. Not that I would cite either anyway...they're mostly there for comic relief. |
I would have found the plot twist you mention more impactful had you actually been forced to spend more time there; you make this huge revelation, you wander around for a little while, and then you're focusing on the World Tree...
Zeke is an awesome, hilarious character but once he joined the party I just kind of found him to be a poor man's Dunban...
He provided insight but remains a very two dimensional character, whereas Dunban found a sense of purpose in leadership and mentoring the next generation...
I will acknowledge that they put more effort into Zeke than Morag; she's more robotic than Poppi...
Have a nice day...
