Inconsistencies with the sundering (Spoilers)

[MikkoAkure]

The problem is, that cutscene is confusing, even once you recognise that it has to be allegorical, and it's very hard to reconcile it as an allegory of a physical fight between the two beings. It does seem to be presenting an alternative narrative where Venat made a calculated decision to sunder the world herself, with Zodiark not present or involved, rather than it happening in the heat of battle.

Everything else up to that point seems to be a series of snapshots of "real" events, just merged into a single diorama instead of happening over time, so I'm left feeling that it doesn't line up with what we knew before.

I still think the cutscene is trash.

But I think the idea that the writers at that moment decided to randomly throw away a giant plot detail or just straight-up forgot it, RIGHT at the climax of a decade's worth of story, and then went back on it by publishing short stories and putting the stomp on merchandise to "hide their mistake" is a really dumb idea too.


I think it makes much more sense that the writers went overboard making a big cinematic scene, the stomp ended up on the cutting room floor for whatever reason, and the result was approved without any input from people outside of the dev/writing team.

I recall asking you before: in that cut scene, whats the metaphor for hydaelyn's battle with zodiark? You weren't able to answer it.

They just didn't put it in for whatever dumb reason. I'm not saying I agree with the way they did things, but I am saying that I think the idea of a conspiracy is stupid.

If the cutscene wasn't an allegory/metaphorical, then what's your answer to Hytholdeus walking calmly past a giant man-eating monster with neither of them caring about each other? Did Venat also literally walk down a smoky hallway covered in blood while seeing shades of sad and angry people?