>>719872698
>But the world doesn't feel alive at all.
It's dying as a result of Aline and Renoir's conflict.
>The characters have backstory but it's neatly contained in the 67 years the story covers.
Lumiere existed before the fracture because Aline went in first but certainly much of its remembered history is artificial. They've also been stuck in a deathloop for those 67 years where people die younger and younger, of course the current characters backstories are contained in that world shaking trauma.
>The places you go to don't feel like real places, just backdrops for the painted action.
That's exactly what they are, as most of the world was painted by Verso as a place to have fun adventures.
>The people have lives but it's all in service of the narrative. It feels hollow.
No shit, they're artificial people desperately fighting a losing battle that is wiping out their culture and everybody knows it. It's extremely grim.
