The Negative Impact of Poor Character Writing on the Quality of Dawntrail's MSQ

[Mnemy]

That gondola ride was the first time I felt like we were about to start exploring some interesting concepts of what exactly is life for the Endless, whether they are alive and if they should continue to live, and address the weight of shutting them down. But I feel like we just hand waved all of that away with a "Well, we're on a time limit and also nobody really seems bothered to be erased?"

The only thing that made me feel actually bad was how Erenville was treated. He saw his whole past life get obliterated in seconds without knowing exactly what happened, and then was fooled into thinking his mom was okay, only to then being told she only exists in this weird memory state and he gets dragged around the last zone knowing they have to pull the plug, and it's just... handled so weird and rushed.

Gods, This is my problem too. Erenville was done so dirty in this expac. Look I know the way they wrote the guy in this expac is that he is grumpy and standoffish but, with the way he talks about his mom whenever shes brought up, it might be reserved but there fondness respect and unending love there. It's obvious he has gripes with her style of parenting ofcourse but there is love there.

When we were going through his part in the story and he was going through his grief of letting his mom go, I was expecting a Magnus from ShB levels of nuanced take on grief for him but we didnt get that here. Yes he was sad but it doesn't fit with how a grief this large and all encompassing should be handled. Imagine one moment your mom is fine, you can finally see her after years of being gone. You know she's hale and whole and then the next you are told she only has 3 hours left to live. That kind of grief is like a sucker punch to the gut, It's ugly, it consumes you, it can put a man on their knees, it can cause friction or a dilemma with your companions because you are GRIEVING and in DENIAL. We didnt get that here. We didnt get friction, we didnt get ANYTHING substantial.

I feel like they stole something from Erenville in this expansion bros...