The appearance of Alexander itself isnt the major problem. Its the raid itself which make this primal even more boring and unimpressive. Any primal, no matter if Ifrit or Bahamut are nicely designed and very interesting because of their mechanics and presentation. Remember the beautifull lightning-effects when Ramuh appears? Or the stunning rock-theme from Shiva? Or the Landslide/Bomb/Add-Phase in Titan Ex?

What do we have for Alexander?
Alexander just move a bit out of his lake and thats it. There is no threat at all, because he dont move any further. He just sit there and think: "What a wonderfull day! Hey... those small ants are looking interesting. Maybe its a good idea to let them in.". You fight a primal? No! You fight goblins, toothpaste and Faust. Alexander itself seems not to care about anything.

Binding Coil of Bahamut. Bahamut was trapped, sealed away, broke free, destroyed Eorzea and vanished. But you learned, that you have stop Bahamut to rise again. Otherwise, Eorzea is doomed. Damn, you will even fight against Bahamut itself and that was awesome! Hell, T12 and T13 were my personal highlights! Beautifull designed and extremely fun to play.


Alexander Gordias is boring and uninspired.