I always felt that it was a bit... weird that they were all part blade? I guess you can say Origin Did It because who knows how any of that even works (good on the writers for not even trying to explain it, nothing good comes from explaining metaphysical tech mumbo jumbo of that degree too much lol). It just doesn't feel like it matches up with the state of Alrest, because we *know* the Intersection is not that long after the end of the first two games, certainly not long enough for everyone in Alrest to somehow be part blade.
Honestly I think a subplot like that was what the game earnestly needed. It gives a much needed character arc to Rex; hook into Vandham owning him in Uraya because he was reckless with Pyra's power and the whole "you gotta learn to be a responsible driver" and make him ACTUALLY learn something by digging into the way society expects blades to be, including Pyra even though she's definitely one of the self aware ones. It gives a coherent goal to Torna. It fleshes out what Amalthus was doing; I interpreted his cleansing thing as being the cause for "generic" blades and preventing them from developing into unique selves, which slots nicely into this. It lets you dig deeper into the nature of blades being influenced by their drivers, something that comes up and then never gets resolved or addressed arrrrghh why is this game like this it's so frustrating.
(I like xenoblade 2, I should say... I just wish it was BETTER. XD)
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Date: 2023-07-16 08:58 pm (UTC)From:Honestly I think a subplot like that was what the game earnestly needed. It gives a much needed character arc to Rex; hook into Vandham owning him in Uraya because he was reckless with Pyra's power and the whole "you gotta learn to be a responsible driver" and make him ACTUALLY learn something by digging into the way society expects blades to be, including Pyra even though she's definitely one of the self aware ones. It gives a coherent goal to Torna. It fleshes out what Amalthus was doing; I interpreted his cleansing thing as being the cause for "generic" blades and preventing them from developing into unique selves, which slots nicely into this. It lets you dig deeper into the nature of blades being influenced by their drivers, something that comes up and then never gets resolved or addressed arrrrghh why is this game like this it's so frustrating.
(I like xenoblade 2, I should say... I just wish it was BETTER. XD)