I loved Lyse—her JP VA gave her a way better feel and direction. She sounded determined, introspective, with a sense of inner strength. While the English VA just made her sound whiny and entitled.
So I’m hoping I’ll like Wuk too. But, I find Wuk’s character model pretty damn unsightly, and I’m worried that might be a problem. Then again, I thought Lyse’s model was butt ugly too, and that didn’t stop me from loving her, so maybe it won’t be an issue after all.
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03-08-2025, 04:20 AMJohnLakeside
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03-08-2025, 05:45 AMMawlzyMy fundamental problem with Lyse was that M'naago was clearly a far better choice to lead the resistance when the old fella copped it. Plus, yeah, that accent in English. Why did Lyse come from South Kensington when everyone else was from Barnsley?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnLakeside
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03-08-2025, 10:17 AMBurmeciaWuk Lamat was trans?Quote:
Originally Posted by Torashiki
Well, slap my ass and call me Sally.
We are only talking about the character here in this thread, right? -
03-09-2025, 02:20 PMRed-thunderShe is so much worse than just having too much dialogue lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Torashiki
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03-09-2025, 03:07 PMdanken20
Just going to put this here
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03-09-2025, 03:39 PMAshtonCrowe
What's even funnier is they're quadrupling down on her if the 7.2 trailer is to be believed, Square Enix does not learn.
7.2 might be good, Might not. But we all know the incoming storm revolving around Lamat is coming alongside more threats of "I will unsub" -
03-10-2025, 06:19 AMAntharaesI had to click...and it was horrendous. I never understood why people think, that yelling makes them more right. And that voice....that's still ringing even through my tinnitus...awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by danken20
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03-10-2025, 09:13 AMdanken20
You must have weak ears then
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03-10-2025, 09:35 AMHallaremM'naago was clearly the better choice, but nepotism and Lyse's father having that power of the name working for her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mawlzy
My main problem was her entitlement, yes. "Why wont you fight for meeeeee" from a person who has gone through 0 amount of hardship IN ALA MHIGO like the rest of the citizens.
What pushed me over the edge was the fact that whenever she had a monologue on how she learned something, she literally went against that supposedly learned lesson in the next cutscene. She never learned anything and got rewarded for it, but thats nepotism for you I guess. M'naagos name wasnt big enough to rouse the people *shrugs* which is fine for me storywise. Annoying, but believable.
Wuk Lamat? Just doesn't make any sense. She is equally a fish out of water but at least Lyse had an excuse of being out of Ala Mhigo.
We are SUPPPOSED TO BELIEVE, that a person of her country, having lived her whole life in the country, interacted her whole life with the people, even worse OLD PEOPLE, who she claims to be SUPER CLOSE TO. Old people love nothing more than to talk and gossip. AND we are supposed to just put fingers in our ears, cover our eyes and go "lalalala" and believe that those old people didnt tell her ANYTHING ABOUT THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY or ITS PEOPLE, OR THE PAST.
How can she claim to love the country and its people when she doesnt know jack squat about them, nor interacted with them. Surface level writing, protect papas peace.
Worse crime of the story was that it was NEVER unclear who the new Dawnservant was gonna be. The cooking contest shouldve been the last punch in the face hint. Pair up the obvious bad guys with the good guys, or pair up the bad guys together and the good guys together? lol. And Koana sisconning his way out of the contest losing his entire character and motivation to become a cheerleader and further murdered character in 7.2 with the Rroneek Saga, I guess his goal wasnt strong enough to withstand the wuk no jutsu. But again Wukkie isnt the main issue, the writing and pacing is.
Please dont let these writers touch the MSQ ever again, relegate them to "Further Hildibrand" or something. -
03-10-2025, 10:45 AMMawlzySo much of it was incomprehensible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hallarem
Potential heirs to continent-spanning monarchies spend most of their childhood being groomed for the role. At the very least, use the fact Wuk Lamat somehow knew nothing ("Papa" was an idiot?) as a plot device. Maybe she spent her childhood batting a ball of yarn around the palace.
The whole ceremony of the reeds thing was equally bizarre. Big Bird scratching his head wondering why the crop was failing, despite the fact that the annual festival spewed aether everywhere feeding the reeds!? A fact iirc that the odd carpenter guy knew perfectly well, but chose not to mention to anyone until after the fact.
Is an executive editor named anywhere in the credits? Or are the writers given a rough idea of the filler required between the dungeons and trials and told to just wing it?