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gu6chan · 3 months ago

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maybe its sample bias but i think it's kinda funny how most people I've seen who've played drakengard because of nier are making ending e THE endgoal and more often than not the main if not only reason they're playing the game at all and when they finally get it they're like "this is it the single most impactful, greatest moment of all gaming. im wiping tears from my eyes this is it" and then you see the drakengard fans who've played drakengard because they like drakengard and you ask them about ending e and they're like "eh. it was okay, i guess"

#gu6chan's musings #i think it's different when you view it as the ending/finale to the GAME vs the literal thing you play the game for #honestly though if im being 100% fr.... im kinda not even neutral on ending e i think it kinda sucks lol #like #i dont HATE it #but it's definitely really weak not even in a 'final fuck you to the player' type way just a.... bad way?#like its too absurd and out of nowhere to be taken seriously but it takes ITSELF too seriously to be considered a joke #so its just kinda a weird unsatisfying blend that left me like 'huh. i think they should have left off at ending d' which DOES manage to be #a sort of slap on the wrist 'reward' for players who CONTINUE to slaughter and thereby follow the general theme of the game while still #respecting the time and effort they put into THEIR product. it's not... satisfying? at least in the way an ending should be; but it still #felt like a worthwhile conclusion that solidly BUILT UP and RESPONDED to players' curiosity and expectations #ending e just kinda gave the feeling that the staff didn't really have confidence or even a thought players LIKED their product so they just #kinda threw whatever at them which in other cases it would be a silly joke #but positioning it as the 'finale' of the game just felt kinda wrong and disrespectful lol. left a bad taste in my mouth #bc again its ONE thing not to 'reward' players with a happy ending who are just casually playing and may be somewhat interested in the story #but if you're going to the point of collecting SIXTY FIVE WEAPONS its no longer just about casually playing #these ppl have a GENUINE drive and desire to see how much higher the stakes can get and again #the ending is just really.... lukewarm and unserious compared to the actual RESOLUTION players got regardless of the tone of the ending?#if that makes sense #im rambling at this point ending e isn't even my LEAST Favourite ending (I'm sorry c; I love you but that goes to you) but godddd #i have so many issues with it #rhythm game is fun once youve actually gotten the damn thing though

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