Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
Great that it was so "obvious" to you, but if it had been "obvious" that they were going to take the ancient story in this direction after SHB portrayed what happened to them as a tragedy without any real justice in it (and it remains so), which led to an irreconcilable conflict between the Ascians - fighting on behalf of these, their people - and the Scions, rather than trying to declare either side is 'right', yeah, I'd have waved goodbye to the story there and then. To me, it sounds like you very much did go into it with some fixed expectations given what you claim is "obvious". At this point, I am offering my feedback on the story and waiting for 6.2 to see what the short stories do with the ancient backstory. If the direction is the same, I will have my answer.
I wasn’t 100% convinced Hydaelyn would end up being the character we were meant to side with so I didn’t go in thinking “oh yeah, this is totally how it’s going to be” but still wasn’t surprised by the fact it ended up that way anyway (minus Dynamis and the dumb motivations I still have a problem with). But neither would I have let it ruin the game for me if it didn’t go that way. I still think Stormblood was on the whole a giant garbage fire whose only redeeming qualities are the Azim Steppe and Hien but I’m still playing the game.

I think assuming a character who was meant to be portrayed as sympathetic since the beginning of the game and sings two of the game’s main theme songs is on a different level than fully investing yourself in a part of the story to the point where it not ending up the way you thought ruins your experience. People can have their own ways of having fun but jumping in way too deep into something and forming expectations on it is just setting yourself up for disappointment.