Am I the only one who doesnt cry over this game's story?

[Jin-]

You aren't the only one. I do feel it sometimes, then I just hold it in to avoid shedding any

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Apple and orange---is all I can say.

[Lenivy]

No troll.

ZERO disrespect meant.

I have noticed so many saying they cry over this it catches me off guard. This is NOT an attack on you if you do. I am simply wondering why everyone else seems to get the feels but I don't.

Weebs get attached to isekai heroes, its natural for them to be extremly emotional when any of their favorite characters are on screen or does something wich leads to any consequences for others.
Its pretty funny to see whole subculture become what they laughed at when they were kids. Our grandmas watching "The Bold and the Beautifu".

[Fellgon]

I'm a rather emotional person, I tend to tear up whenever the mood is right for it. I cried a lot throughout many of the games expansions, tho this one probably hit me the most.

I'm like that with books, movies, songs, etc tho. It's probably not "manly" or w/e but I've always been that way.


But not everyone is like that, and that's OK. We all react to things differently.

I dont follow mutch story and characters, but songs hits me, especialy now that me and my gf part ways.

[Illmaeran]

You're not the only one and that's not a bad or wrong thing. Different people get emotionally invested in things differently and have different thresholds leading to physical response to emotions. I cry purely at music with no narrative or video; just music. That's a medium I'm sensitive to so it impacts me more than others. Adding Soken's score to the narrative of characters I've become attached to over time causes the floodgates to open at times. I've got FC mates who see this as just a game where they move a virtual dress-up doll around a virtual space to overcome technical challenges. Others more like myself let our imaginations go, immerse ourselves in this world, and invest ourselves in the story.

Both ways of playing are valid as is everything in-between. Even if you don't have the emotional response to the game others of us have, I hope you continue enjoying your experience your way. It's your hobby and "your game" too.

Regards,
IQ

[Sorimachi87]

Its all good OP.
I am, by now, severely invested in the game and suffer, cry, laugh and so on with my character, their friends and everything the game throws at me. And personal stuff like soken's speech at the digital fan fest as well. This just shows they care and its reflected ingame. There are numerous references which can be reflected upon with the real world situations. Those moments and the small little bits in the story are what make this game for me so touching and letting me immerse myself more then other games can do.

[caffe_macchiato]

No troll.

ZERO disrespect meant.

I have noticed so many saying they cry over this it catches me off guard. This is NOT an attack on you if you do. I am simply wondering why everyone else seems to get the feels but I don't.

The story probably would have a greater impact if it wasn’t handicapped by long queue times and escort/fetch quests. After waiting in queues for hours and clicking through voiceless text for hours more, it’s hard to find the energy to care too much about the dramatic events in the story.

[Brandedblade]

No troll.

ZERO disrespect meant.

I have noticed so many saying they cry over this it catches me off guard. This is NOT an attack on you if you do. I am simply wondering why everyone else seems to get the feels but I don't.

It's very difficult for something to make me cry so i understand, while i personally did have a few moments that made me cry while playing the endwalker msq, i've also been on your side of things with other story beats, like when a certain bloke says that smiles better suit heroes.

[Skivvy]

Generally speaking, I do tend to get sniffly somewhat easily with shows/movies when it comes to sad, touching, & happy moments, but the MSQ here really doesn't tend to hit me that way as a whole.

I think a big part of it for me is how they do their CSs. First off, it's really quite jarring jumping between voiced CSs and then the next set you're back to silence. On top of that you have the bad "acting" in the CSs as well. You all know the memes, the clenched fist, the silent mouthing of words, the constant nodding, weird pause then it shows each character in the scene doing an emote....."ok guys...ANGRY FACE GO!", it all just feels really unnatural and takes me out of the moment most of the time. A lot of scenes in EW made it feel like I was watching a really bad anime.

That's not to say that the story hasn't made me feel anything, but when I hear people go on about crying non-stop with the story, especially EW,, it does make me wonder. :X Gonna chalk this up to different strokes for different folks.