It irks me that the hildibrand quests have a much higher quality in animation and flair than any of the msq cutscenes do. I've said previously, but when people are doing crazy combo flips into the air, and then in msq my character might as well be a cardboard cutout who nods every 15 minutes, it's a real shame and ultimately feels unnecessary. I understand they limit personality in WoL for RP/headcanon reasons, but everyone I know was so excited to see their WoL do a slightly different unsheath amimation, it's actually sad. Like, if that's the thing to get excited about then idk what to say... it's like a man who's been living on rotten food his whole life. Well, when someone gives him a fresh pizza crust, he'll be over the moon and probably won't be able to stop thanking you. I'm not the best at analogies, but that's kinda the vibe it gives me.

I do think that the EW role quests felt disappointing this time around. It felt like they were created because they had to be created, and no other reason. Every single mob was a reused asset, even the capstone quest boss is just Amaurot final boss. Like seriously? Then to add insult to injury, they used this capstone quest to essentially write any future garlean plotlines out of the game. You already wiped them out off-screen, did you need to wipe the remaining legions too? Lmao