Can we please stop with Cutscenes where we just stand around?

[Cleretic]

The attack on Lakeland should've been a solo duty. (The second one; the first one already was.) The fell beast outbreak at Radz-at-Han should've been a solo duty.

But honestly? This one works better if it's not.

I think the fact that we never see the robot soldiers die actually really helps the scene; we see them as this implacable, unstoppable force, one that we've never fought before and so can't, ourselves, be sure on their strength. It also lets them do specific animations and movements to characterize these things; the fact they're not even running, that they're just performing their massacre at a leisurely pace is actually kind of terrifying, and what they do to that woman's soul tells you that they're clearly not just here to make heads roll. They're chillingly purposeful, actually, in a way that wouldn't be sold if the scene was instead 'walk around and perform your basic rotation on a bunch of enemies that won't plausibly kill you'. Sure, the near-invincibility of the robot soldiers doesn't last long, but it's there for the scene it needs to be there for. And frankly, the first person to clearly score a kill on one being Estinien still lets them stand pretty tall, they ain't chumps.

Plus, it doesn't get your adrenaline up to think that you'll be fighting Zoraal Ja, letting him and Gulool Ja Ja have their fight scene. And frankly, those two are more compelling Vipers than any of us, that cutscene needs to stay.