Dawntrail's MSQ story is a disaster and waste of potential. [full spoilers]

[Malthir]

That section in the last zone I completely skipped. Once I saw what they were doing, how absolutely horrible they handled other parts of the story (paralyzed kid included), I refused to watch my WoL take part in any of that mess - especially with an absolute waste of a character that is Wuk Lamat (doesn't matter which VA voiced her, she was only going to make that entire section worse). I have never in this entire games history skipped an entire swath of story section, but I will not sit and watch my WoL delete an entire section of children or "child like" whatever stupid explanation they put in there.

I did want to mention this looks like it's starting a pattern with the horrible handling of that subject, child death. XIV has handled plenty of adult theming - prostitution, sacrifice, shoot even genocide and plenty more. However, killing children in the final days (the little elephant kids and the hyur one) made me sick to my stomach. I don't care if its at place, I don't care if it serves the story, I don't even care if it's handled well - you don't kill dogs or children that's the rule. There will never be an ok way to approach that subject in any video game imo - I know that's an opinion many people disagree with me on, but that's my opinion.

Yet, as bad as that subject is, imo, my goodness was that the one area this horrible story writing should have not gone with how awful they handled many other aspects of the story.

I disagree with you there, killing kids and dogs etc can be done incredibly well in a story. Look at FMA with the chimera, as soon as that happens the audience wants to rip the bad guy to pieces. If there's no bad guy it can still be incredibly it's still a very effective emotional tool in writing, take I am legend as an example. It just needs to be done well.

[LittleArrow]

I disagree with you there, killing kids and dogs etc can be done incredibly well in a story. Look at FMA with the chimera, as soon as that happens the audience wants to rip the bad guy to pieces it's a very effective emotional tool in writing. It just needs to be done well.

Like I said, it's a hill I stand on with very few, if any, willing to stand with me. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but it's one I hold dearly. Of course, killing children / dogs is an effective writing tool just as much as sledgehammer is an effecting pounding tool. Just b/c that method draws anger / disgust out doesn't mean it should it be used. There are PLENTY of other writing methods just as effective or more effective at gaining the same results. I know everyone and their mother loves Last of Us, but after that first section I shut off the game and had nothing else to do with it.

Life can be cruel and absolutely heartbreaking. I have no need to add to it with such depressing media. As soon as the death/harm of children / pets are involved, I'm out.

However, I digress.

[Malthir]

Like I said, it's a hill I stand on with very few, if any, willing to stand with me. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but it's one I hold dearly. Of course, killing children / dogs is an effective writing tool just as much as sledgehammer is an effecting pounding tool. Just b/c that method draws anger / disgust out doesn't mean it should it be used. There are PLENTY of other writing methods just as effective or more effective ways to do so. I know everyone and their mother loves Last of Us, but after that first section I shut off the game and had nothing else to do with it.

Life can be cruel and absolutely heartbreaking. I have no need to add to it with such depressing media. As soon as the death/harm of children / pets are involved, I'm out.

However, I digress.

Fair enough, to each their own.