For context, I just join the game after the PC client released so it's almost 2 months now. I happened to play "When Elegies Are Ashes", "People A People", "Darknights' Memoir" and I'm currently just finish episode 6. I used to play HI3, GI, ZZZ, HSR, FGO, GF2, Nikke so I can't help but feels like there's something missing while playing the main campaign. I pretty much join this game blindfolded with no expectation whatsoever other than wanna trying out other strategy game and enjoy a really good story. There are so many moments in chapter 6 that made me wish there's more SFX (such as people's screaming, sounds of bullets flying, etc.), more context and especially VO. FrostNova is just so so good and it's such a shame to not hear her VA's performances. "When Elegies Are Ashes" story is quite slow but at the end, I kinda get what I'm into and know what to expect.
I think I'm missing a lot of context here. IDK what is Chernobog/Lungmen or rather why should I care about Chernobog/Lungmen. Lungmen seems to be a really big city cause it appears like there are many political faction within Lungmen. I also heard about Ursus but so far they aren't mentioned a lot other than it's really cold (I'll put aside People A People story here). How about Lin? What are they? I can accept story going slow but what I want to know is all over the place (it's not as if FGO main campaign is THAT good until LB released). However, I always feel so disconnected to the Doctor. I get that AK's story, unlike other gacha game where MC is about you, self-insert, and being able to single-handedly change the world, the Doctor is just a factor, a small part. Yet I can't feel any... emotion from him, I don't get to see him change as a person. The multiple conversation and the final fight between FrostNova and the Doctor feels so powerful but because as if everybody forgets about him the moment he safely return, or his dialogue is so short which on top of the fact that it doesn't matter what option you choose really made me feels the moment aren't as impactful as it should have been. Does the writers purposely write him in such a way or am I missing something here?
Darknights' Memoir make the Doctor looks as if he's some emotionless grand strategist mastermind that's on the level of cruelty like Wei Yenwu or even worse (W's opinion about him). Yet in eps 6, Rhodes Island is being played from the very start that I don't get to see why the Doctor is that important. He doesn't get to have a spotlight unlike Amiya. I thought there would be a showdown between Doctor vs Wei Yenwu, idk, maybe to show the differences between them or how the Doctor changed after the hibernation that would shock even Kal'sit, I'm just making shit up atp.
There are things HG needs to improve. Despite that, I will still continue playing AK because it's a really enjoyable experience so far. Hope you guys have a great day for coming to my ted talk.
