i feel like they set her up to be a major character for clive's arc but they don't interact much after the prologue which is a wild storytelling choice. that's ignoring basic setup and payoff. i think she has more interactions with dion (poor dion).
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I kinda love that Anabella becomes a character that haunts Clive from off screen haha; him returning to Rosaria + later Audhyl Docks and seeing what choices she’s made to punish Rosarians is brutal. She is high above everyone else. I will never get over her rage throwing a goblet at Clive’s pecs.
Lol now you got me thinking about her. I do feel like even with her shallow wretchedness she serves the perfect role of showing how entrenched class + politics are in breeding and bloodlines, which Clive is trying to tear down. In this way he has to contend with family before he can face Ultima. 😬
I also feel like this game just doesn’t really care about its main women cast either oops. Tho I do actually love Anabella just being unforgivably evil hahaha.
you aren't wrong. jill and benedikta are great on paper but the story doesn't do enough with them. they clearly didn't know what to do with jill after the iron kingdom arc (which is a banger arc to be fair). jill my beloved i wish the writers loved you more 🥲
Jill was so hot for murdering Imreann. “May the crystals’ blessing go with you” lives in my brain. Benedikta’s story had the potential to go places too and it was over as soon as it began with male characters manipulating and screwing her over. I want to Examine the main scenario writer. 🧐🥲
easily one of my favorite moments in the game! i wish they gave her more moments to shine after that. i will always be mad about what they did to benedikta.
Omg truly. I love the female characters in this game but it’s disappointing how the writer handled their respective routes. This is Masculinity the game lmao (it’s a good thing I love male characters having a bad time and bawling but also oof @ women here sigh!!!).
Yeah and the evil shallow mother depiction is like a pretty stereotypical portrayal too hahaha so it’s like “why that?!” 🤷🏻♀️ Yelling at Maehiro or something, who I think has been criticized before for how he depicts women (I should look into this lol).
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maehiro u will pay for this...
they just lean so hard into the "evil shallow mother" archetype with her it overshadows everything interesting about her that u just mentioned