Quote Originally Posted by WhiteArchmage View Post
I'll actually be surprised if RtI at least doesn't become mandatory at some point, given that Bozja is locked behind it and there are some references to Ivalice sprinkled through the MSQ. It's also an excuse to keep Matsuno writing scenarios for the game, which I'm REALLY not against.
Agreed. I'll take him over Yoko Taro any day. Outside of the two dwarves, the Nier raid story has been a total snorefest since they rely way too much on being familiar with that game instead of building that context into their story. Whereas Matsuno managed to throw in easter egg references but still make a very meaningful story without them.