>>719237730
>great music
>great story, exposition, and pacing like >>719238767 said
>a competent writer whose strong point was writing likeable, melancholy villains
>high stakes, because the WoL was in mortal danger, but at the same time almost drowned the entire reflection in Light by simply existing
>the first scene before the title drop with the shard of the merchant you meet at the start of ARR getting eaten
>that nightmare-inducing scene with Tesleen and Halric
If you look at the state the game is now, ShB and DT look like they belong to two completely different franchises
