A Millennial Nerd Lady Writer

Being blunt, I really haven’t been enjoying it, but I also kind of expected as much. Eldarya went downhill for me from about Episode 20 onward (Coincidentally, like the last 10 Episodes of MCL where it felt like there were a lot of issues) and I really didn’t enjoy the tone shift or the rushing of the romance. I feel it’s really important to highlight that Gardienne was in love with whoever in like Episode 18 despite the mess of Episode 13 and in the end, a lot of things happen within the span of several months at most. It’s not great, the pacing is atrocious, and the aftermath is sad. 

And Beemoov then did the EXACT SAME mistakes as they did with UL-- We have a timeskip, we’re having our feelings brushed aside (when they matter because when things matter is only convenient for the story they want to tell), we lost LIs, we’re only getting an LI that was hinted to and could’ve eventually come in a way you got to see more of that character development in real time after said time skip in a sequel and it sucks. It just sucks.

When I spoke to Pauly about it, I told her I might just not play because it’s so frustrating. We both, by coincidence, had picked the same LIs in the end with both MCL and Eldarya and lost both and while I find the opposites attract and enemies to lovers facet of things interesting, I don’t like the actual starting point we’ve gotten. Because our choices in the first season don’t matter. 

And I kind of regret playing. It’s not a good time [for me]. Episode 3 was especially infuriating (and for the most part, it seems I’m not the only one who feels that way for once), but obviously it could get better. UL had more okay moments once the initial bad was over, but... I’m also just not as invested in Eldarya. The characters didn’t grab me as much and once they started just murdering people, I stopped getting attached in the first place. 

And then I lost both of my LIs due to character development reversal and OOC decisions but here we are v-v;

I feel really upset about Valkyon too. I feel like there could’ve been a way for him to come back or like, it’s fantasy, let people have his spirit then or something, but killing him and just adding his brother after really doesn’t sit right to me. 

Lance was hinted as an LI from early on so it’s only fair he’s finally an option, but this isn’t the dynamic I wanted. 

But I just don’t like the way the story is turning and for a lot of it towards the latter half of the game, Ezarel was the only reason I played. And after Episode 3 of ANE, nothing here is making me want to continue. 

I had the attachment to all the characters and was so interested in a lot of things with MCL. But I don’t have that here so all I have is frustration. 

Going into the annoyances today, I still really only was happy with Jamon’s and Karuto’s responses. Chrome I was okay with until he essentially told Gardienne to shut up and how she was being annoyed when it was right for her to be upset about something that wasn’t very long ago for her. It sucks being brushed off like that when something really hurts you.