Or feel something? Anything aside from anger or disappointment. Like a true connection to the game and the experience that you leap for joy or close out in sadness? Laughter or sympathy? I remember how Warcraft 3 made me feel as story and game. The narrative brought me in, destroyed my perceptions of the world and the characters and made me feel like it was a full package. The dev team that made that game has long been gone from this game. Other games have taken its place as groundbreaking stories. I would say the last time the game made me feel anything was during legion. When Ysera died and then in legion again when Illidan appeared out of the blue and guided the raid to through the 3rd phase of Kil’jaden. Traveling to suramar and helping them regain their land, hope and pride while upgrading their hideouts and returning the youth and power of First Arcanist Thalyssra. Farming all the achievements for the weapon skins. So many things to remember from that expansion.
Now I do not mean to trash the rest of the game and narrative. It all had its moments. But only some will stick with me forever in a way I can only describe as truly memorable. I think the game can still deliver but its been so long since I have fell in love with wows story in game (not this read a comic or book or something else nonsense thats been happening lately).
I just want to see more in game. I dont know if others feel like that also but i feel like we lost the special sauce in the recent expansions and patches. I really dont care anything for these covenants either from this last patch. Tying power to them just made their whole rpg value non consequential to me as I prefer achievements and efficiency over pure aesthetics. So to me this xpac just sucked the life out of the rpg aspect for me. If you dont care fine. Whatever. That is you. Just understand that its not everyone and its certainly not me. So this expansion just feels top forced on the story side for me to actually sit back and enjoy the ride.
BFA has small moments but nothing so big that I can say ill remember it.
Recently I played Nier Replecant and it made me feel so many things. There are other games I can mention also but i dont want to make this a heated debate.
So ill ask you all hows the shadowlands story so far for you and when was the last time the game made you care and feel something meaningful (aside from “meaningfully” losing all progression for swapping covenants)
Last time I logged in and ran M+. Solid group, mish-mash of a selection of off meta choices.
Over-pulled a section and went splat, screwed up a prideful pull, still timed it. No raging, no cursing or demeaning going on. Everyone thanked everyone else and we all went out separate ways
Was a good run that reinforces the idea that everyone who claims “community is toxic” has only had a singular experience and then denotes it to the entire community
Well, I’m an RPer, so my OC’s make me cry all the time, for reasons, BUT- canonically? Ysera dying, and then also when she was brought back in SL. As for future prospects?? If anything happens to Anduin, I’ll never log in again. And Varian dying too… upsetting that Gul’dan was responsible for both his and his father’s deaths.
I was veryupsetindeed when I watched the Chains ot Domination trailer. I didn’t cry, but hooboy, was I pissed. And even angrier when I saw an $1100 Arthas statue for sale like, the next day from Blizz. Transparent doesn’t begin to describe all of that.
The only thing ff14 or Nier made me fee was anger for how many prepubescent girls I saw running around in lolita fashion or risque mogs in these awful awful weeb games.
As much as I hated BfA, the cutscene where Jaina visits the wreck of her dead father with the pirate song in the background I think maybe made me feel things? But it didn’t bring me to tears or anything, I just thought it was cool.
Same but with Frostfire Ridge. WoD may be a contentious beast of an expansion but the music and atmosphere in Frostfire Ridge reminds me of some good people and times.
Not that it was the most impressive thing in gaming at all, but I didnt expect it and it opened a door to lore I didnt see coming. It was the first time I can think of where the writing wasnt completely predictable in a very long time.
Illidan being the bad guy turned good guy killed something that can only be “good” because the light can “only” be “good”.
Really, everything in Legion was great by the end.
OH! Speaking of Legion, I just thought of one but you might all think it’s stupid. But finding Amber Kearnen’s body in the sewer when I was playing rogue made me SUPER sad. I remember how much fun I had with them in MoP. It REALLY bummed me out, man.
It is my favorite ending in the series so far. I am interested to see where they go with Arthas in shadowlands. Note I said interested, and not really positive or excited. I am worried they will screw Arthas up in some way, lol.
And Varian dying too… upsetting that Gul’dan was responsible for both his and his father’s deaths.
Transparent doesn’t begin to describe all of that.