Now that Fontaine is out and the story line for Sumeru is done, I wanted to see what everyone thought on Sumeru. My sister and I were talking and noticed more negative opinions as of recent.
Overall I thought the story was mid. I was definitely tired of Nahida by 3.4. Mostly tired since it felt similar to Yae or Ayato whenever we see them. They are 5 steps ahead but for Nahida it felt more like she has a problem, you help her, she figures it out midway through quest but doesn’t say anything then mentions it at the end.
It would’ve been nice if they added the underground map feature earlier as well. I would be running in circles since I have a terrible sense of direction lol.
The last thing I’ve noticed is the issue with making characters one note. It was an issue in Inazuma but has gotten worse as of late.
Want to see what other people like and disliked with Sumeru
The samsara quest was excellent, and everything after that went steeply downhill. For example, they made a pretty interesting backstory for the desert (Red King, etc.) but then delivered it in the laziest, low-production-values way possible. The delivery for Scaramouche’s backstory was similarly butchered; it was so cryptic that I honestly don’t know how many casual players ended up understanding where this guy came from or what his connection to Raiden was about. Which was baffling considering he was the final boss…