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In this story, there is a visible improvement in Flower Fairy's storytelling and writing as time and practice have begun to bear fruit. I have played the campaign on version 1.36 with minor inconveniences such as the prologue map instantly crashing the game, minor sound/music errors (music played on top of another track), certain items now showing text (it showed either empty boxes or a single number), and probably speeding text (I was unable to read some texts as they flashed rapidly across the screen in quick succession).
Sadly, the story falls into some odd falls, time skips, flat character moments, and missed opportunities, that hinder the story experience and character development.
From beginning to end, the story makes many attempts at trying to tug on your heartstrings through a good combination of emotional music and story set-up. It does stir a feeling in you... right before it takes a nose-dive as it trips and falls over.
I feel that characters are overly polite with each other for no true reason other than a very basic form of flattery. Constantly complementing each other's high intelligence when they have had little moments to showcase high intellect decisions or deep meaningful conversations.
There are also many, many moments where the conversations and interactions between characters throughout the story makes sure you never ever forget that Undead are "ugly/hideous monsters". Emphasis on ugly/hideous.
The dialogues aren't bad, but they are sometimes very clumsy and need a touch more refinement and editing to make characters stand out more as well as give certain moments the desired/anticipated emotional value. Some of them are even funny to read (I had a few good chuckles hearing about the Lick King or the Ling King).
A scene that bothered me that I believe was a greatly missed opportunity was Mai Wei's character moment was her turning into an Undead and how quickly she accepted her new existence after some flattery from Ashan. She does the same when she returns to Dalaran as an Undead. And (like mother like daughter I suppose) He Xiashou was very quick to accept that her mother is an Undead and was even quicker to let slide what happened in the past.
I also believe Mai Wei was robbed of a powerful moment for her character where she could have showcased why she was "President" of Dalaran; instead of having her use her full arcane might to sink an impassible navy blockade from the Lich King, Mai Wei "prays" to the snow and ice spirits for an avalanche to take place at sea.
There was also a scene where Darion Mograine was on the brink of death that resulted in a very, very extended scene of goodbye and farewell with a character he was close to in a very short period of time. But you have to give credit for the Alliance politely remaining quiet in the background watching everything unfold before their eyes like an open-air theater.
Unlike the previous works of Flower Fairy, the characters in this story have gotten a touch of refinement to them and have a sense of self with some discernable personality traits. You can tell characters from one another here even though they sometimes revert into flat one-note characters like in the previous stories from Flower Fairy.
The cinematics are very impressive with good camera angles, though there are the occasional unwanted camera shaking to put some emphasis on tragedy or pain. One of the most impressive scenes I have seen was the battle at the foot of Icecrown Citadel where big armies clashed.
However, there was one cinematic that needed more work; the one being the scene where Darion leads an attack on the Crusaders and Alliance meeting. There is an overwhelming number of Undead that quickly stomp out the Alliance during which the characters speak and they end up literally speaking with ghosts (since the Alliance characters are long dead and their bodies despawned).
Overall, the story is a significant improvement in Flower Fairy's storytelling. A step in the right direction and closer to self-improvement. Playing through it felt like experiencing something you'd only see in a manhwa and it would no doubt be a memorable and great experience for people who enjoy those kinds of stories.
I grade this campaign a solid 4/5. Room for improvement and refinement, and some missed opportunities; but a good experience from start to finish nonetheless.
Sadly, the story falls into some odd falls, time skips, flat character moments, and missed opportunities, that hinder the story experience and character development.
From beginning to end, the story makes many attempts at trying to tug on your heartstrings through a good combination of emotional music and story set-up. It does stir a feeling in you... right before it takes a nose-dive as it trips and falls over.
I feel that characters are overly polite with each other for no true reason other than a very basic form of flattery. Constantly complementing each other's high intelligence when they have had little moments to showcase high intellect decisions or deep meaningful conversations.
There are also many, many moments where the conversations and interactions between characters throughout the story makes sure you never ever forget that Undead are "ugly/hideous monsters". Emphasis on ugly/hideous.
The dialogues aren't bad, but they are sometimes very clumsy and need a touch more refinement and editing to make characters stand out more as well as give certain moments the desired/anticipated emotional value. Some of them are even funny to read (I had a few good chuckles hearing about the Lick King or the Ling King).
A scene that bothered me that I believe was a greatly missed opportunity was Mai Wei's character moment was her turning into an Undead and how quickly she accepted her new existence after some flattery from Ashan. She does the same when she returns to Dalaran as an Undead. And (like mother like daughter I suppose) He Xiashou was very quick to accept that her mother is an Undead and was even quicker to let slide what happened in the past.
I also believe Mai Wei was robbed of a powerful moment for her character where she could have showcased why she was "President" of Dalaran; instead of having her use her full arcane might to sink an impassible navy blockade from the Lich King, Mai Wei "prays" to the snow and ice spirits for an avalanche to take place at sea.
There was also a scene where Darion Mograine was on the brink of death that resulted in a very, very extended scene of goodbye and farewell with a character he was close to in a very short period of time. But you have to give credit for the Alliance politely remaining quiet in the background watching everything unfold before their eyes like an open-air theater.
Unlike the previous works of Flower Fairy, the characters in this story have gotten a touch of refinement to them and have a sense of self with some discernable personality traits. You can tell characters from one another here even though they sometimes revert into flat one-note characters like in the previous stories from Flower Fairy.
The cinematics are very impressive with good camera angles, though there are the occasional unwanted camera shaking to put some emphasis on tragedy or pain. One of the most impressive scenes I have seen was the battle at the foot of Icecrown Citadel where big armies clashed.
However, there was one cinematic that needed more work; the one being the scene where Darion leads an attack on the Crusaders and Alliance meeting. There is an overwhelming number of Undead that quickly stomp out the Alliance during which the characters speak and they end up literally speaking with ghosts (since the Alliance characters are long dead and their bodies despawned).
Overall, the story is a significant improvement in Flower Fairy's storytelling. A step in the right direction and closer to self-improvement. Playing through it felt like experiencing something you'd only see in a manhwa and it would no doubt be a memorable and great experience for people who enjoy those kinds of stories.
I grade this campaign a solid 4/5. Room for improvement and refinement, and some missed opportunities; but a good experience from start to finish nonetheless.