#idc that it’s not that exciting to gamerbros to have to think about the normal people in this game universe for 5 seconds i want to know!!

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Idk if this is just something to do with destiny’s writing as of late, but ever since witch queen or possibly back to beyond light I find it harder and harder to get invested in actual in-game story events if I’m not already doing narrative rewrites in my head about how to make this more emotionally impactful to me.

It’s not that the writing is lackluster, per say, it’s just so… decentralized. This latest season’s mission is proof of that. As is, it was laughably short for what was supposed to be such a setpiece to match stakes and emotional weight I’m sure the writers wanted us to feel. Mentally adding a line or two about how the place is rigged to the teeth and having a non-Tormentor boss that doesn’t go out like a bitch for Crow’s line after to have a modicum of weight behind it instead of just “oh no forsaken 2! Uldren’s back!!1!” is doing a lot more for me than… whatever it ended up being.

I’m not saying anything I haven’t already said about Amanda’s character. They took a major step back with her this season I feel, which is the exact opposite impression you should get if all this is what you’re leading to. Unlock the narrative handcuff you chained her to Crow with. There is a wide variety of in-depth narrative-worthy character motivations other than “is Sad about dead (fill in the blank),” I promise. Pinky promise, even.