The medium matters. And context does too. This is a videogame. I have to play through your content. You are writing what I assume is a book or comic.
I’m Sos case, those first 5 hours are useless. Does it help to know where the main protagonists came from? Sure. It adds to the story. But if I have to play through that and none of that ends up being relevant to the story, then it was filler content.
I saw a comment where they compared this game to chrono trigger, saying how in 5 hours toy had traveled back and forth through time twice, rescued a princess, got in a trial for kidnapping and added 5 characters to your party.
Visually it’s gorgeous. Super polished. Combat is good. Nothing ground breaking. A lot of love went into this game. Controls are tight… Music is great the first 15 hours. Memorable tunes. And there are versions of them. Like a day version, night version.
The bad The story is absolutely pointless. The first 5 hours serve no purpose to the game. It really gets going around hour 20, but by then they’re wrapping it up. The last 2 hours are essentially a boss rush. Just one boss after the other. Getting the true ending is a grind and not worth it at all. Combat is OK. Nothing ground breaking. The best skills show up around hour 20. Forgettable dialogs and zero character development.
I backed this on Kickstarter. Never again. I’d give it a 7. Only because it really is visually amazing and polished. They get a 10 there. Its the only thing that balances the average.
Great buy! Congrats. One concern form me is always ports and battery life. Of course when playing you’ll be plugged in but for mobility I’m always worried about it.