Alright I finally finished the Natlan quest line and I think Im kind of a Natlan hater.
>dinosaur gimmick feels kind of stilted and slows the pace of exploration
>some character's weaponry/technology is "2004 Chevy Sorrento" tier out of place
>the way war and death is handled makes Teppei's death seem like Oscar worthy writing
>power of friendship as a plot force that even my little pony writers would think is a bit excessive

And the ending is still confusing me a bit. So Mauvika had a deal with the god of death or whatever to die. And when she was about to sacrifice herself to fulfill that deal Capitano walks in and is like "yeah Im going to die instead even though I cant die" and the god of death is just cool with it? Why was the death allowed to be transfered to Capitano?
Anyway the few things I liked about Natlan were
>environments are very very pretty
>Kachina is a cute character and her arc is good