Quote Originally Posted by Narnio View Post
No, that is what YOU are saying. That because we can restart any instance, it means that all of it was for naught and eliminates the tension. I don't subscribe to that notion yet you're using that as an example to discredit what I said.
Here's the thing though. If that had been a regular cutscene, Poochie could at least have had the possibility to lose and be humbled, it wasn't going to happen, but the possibility could have been there.

Instead, she was given a duty in which we control her, that, 100% ensures she can't fail that, because we can re-do the duty again and again no matter how many times we fail it (on purpose or otherwise).

Growth comes from failure, that's how characters learn. That's why Alphinaud grew after the Crystal Braves failed. Wuk Lamat didn't fail once, she was entirely protected from it, even to the point of cheating (Her dad handed her the leaves needed for the soft shelled tacos).