>>536482506
Yes, I did. For example, to add a little bit of spice, Noctis did not start writing an essay while sitting on the throne in front of his father during the death scene. He said everything he wanted during the scene in the camp, where it looked and felt organic, convincing, realistic.
I will also add that the problem with the Joshua scene is not only in its lenght and absurdity (a half-dead man coughing up blood decided to give a 5-minute monologue lol shut the fuck up are we in some sort of 80's B movie), but also in the total obviousness of the information being presented. This shows the attitude of the writers towards the game's audience. He doesn't just explain the base message of the game to you, he explains the elements of the plot to you. Fucking cringe.

>>536216520
On the one hand, expectations were indeed not met with XV. On the other hand, as the latest survey shows, for the Japanese at least, XV was a very emotional experience. It is the tenth most heartbreaking stories ever for them, and they still remember the experience 9 years later. I think this result can be extended to all players in other countries tho.