2015-01-02, 01:53 AM
TV Special has aired and there are subs courtesy of Abyssal Chronicles available now. I hadn't noticed but apparently 導師 is being localized as Shepherd.
I thought it was a very good special, and really made me even more excited for the game. While it's not uncommon to see video game adaptations of anything nowadays, this 44 minute special kept a very strong theme from what we've seen in trailers so far. Izuchi gives off a feel similar to Milla's home town in Xillia in its mystique, but also a much crisper feel from the high mountain air. The exploration of the ruins was a bit short since it's just an introduction to the series, but I believe we'll be playing everything that was animated here anyways. Surprisingly, they showed a villain, and it was pretty dark what just happened. And then everyone was like "Oh well, celebrate". Which was a bit weird, but I guess that's just Seraphs? The fight scene they showed actually employed a couple of the artes you would normally see in-game and I thought it was animated very well in regards to this, as expected of ufotable.
The ending to the episode was quite nice, with Alisha's Shepard line, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds from here. Just hoping there's much more Alisha in the story.
Just three weeks to go!
I thought it was a very good special, and really made me even more excited for the game. While it's not uncommon to see video game adaptations of anything nowadays, this 44 minute special kept a very strong theme from what we've seen in trailers so far. Izuchi gives off a feel similar to Milla's home town in Xillia in its mystique, but also a much crisper feel from the high mountain air. The exploration of the ruins was a bit short since it's just an introduction to the series, but I believe we'll be playing everything that was animated here anyways. Surprisingly, they showed a villain, and it was pretty dark what just happened. And then everyone was like "Oh well, celebrate". Which was a bit weird, but I guess that's just Seraphs? The fight scene they showed actually employed a couple of the artes you would normally see in-game and I thought it was animated very well in regards to this, as expected of ufotable.
The ending to the episode was quite nice, with Alisha's Shepard line, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds from here. Just hoping there's much more Alisha in the story.
Just three weeks to go!