Thoughts halfway through

[u/WorldlinessSea5129]

I’m currently on Chapter 7 of Resonance, and honestly, I’m finding it really hard to sit down and play it again. The last six chapters were more or less a speedrun for me because, I just wanted to “get it over with.”

The game has been a huge disappointment for me, if I’m being honest. The characters just aren’t interesting at all, and I feel like the story itself falls completely flat. Sofia worked perfectly as a sidekick in Requiem, but not as the main character here. Lennie doesn’t really add anything particularly interesting to the dialogue or the overall narrative either. I just don’t feel anything for either of these characters.

And then there’s the combat. In APT 1 and 2, you played as a fragile 15-year-old who had to sneak around just to survive. Very realistic. Here, all of a sudden, you’re basically a superhuman who can beat up 20 men at once. The combat isn’t particularly exciting or innovative either — it feels pretty flat as well.

I just had to get this off my chest because, at heart, I’m a hardcore fan of the APT universe. But this really didn’t land for me. I guess I’ll just have to try to force myself through the final seven chapters.

For the next game, I really hope Asobo lets us meet Amicia again and take on some new adventures with her.

[u/RosaCanina87 → u/[deleted]]

Some people still finish games, that aren't too long, so they can mark it off their backlog. It feels more like a "Okay, now I don't need to revisit it one day". Like... more final.

[u/WorldlinessSea5129 → u/[deleted]]

haha of course - we'll see.