senshikoi Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 So just watched five of the episodes to Brotherhood, the sixth one is exclusively bundled with an expensive version of Final Fantasy XV itself! I actually watched the episodes as "part of" work, just started working recently in the Customer Service team of a game retailer, and on its "learning zone", were the episodes to Brotherhood! I also had to create a game character, as part of group training exercise... and I might actually upload my images at a later date; I actually found myself thinking about the development of the fictional game, even after the exercise was over, so much so, I was actually sketching out ideas in a McDonald's for two hours, had I been in Subway, with unlimited refills, I might have never left ! Anyway, back to Brotherhood: [spoiler=Episode 1 - Before the Storm]Synopsis Noctis and company are travelling to meet up with Lunafreya, whilst in the car, Noctis dreams of the past, when he was injured by a Marililith, the stop at a diner, ordering four burgers and fries from the waitress, however quickly move on, when it appears that the Imperial Forces are close by! The next day, they find their way blocked by Imperial Forces, and engage them, until reinforcements arrive, bringing with them the Marililith from Noctis' past, enraging him! Thoughts I thought this episode was quite good, it also showed that the Imperial Forces were mechanical, because... if they weren't the brutality in which Noctis and company dealt with them, definitely would have pushed up the age rating of this game! [spoiler=Episode 2 - Dogged Runner]Synopsis Whilst driving, Prompto skids off the road, when he spots an injured dog, treating the animal, he is reminded of his school days, with Noctis! In the past, Prompto was a bulky kid, that kept to himself, and enjoyed taking pictures of animals, however one day, he comes across an injured dog, bandaging up its leg, and takes the dog in, with the intent of finding its owner! Whilst Prompto is sleeping, the dog returns to its original owner, Lunafreya, who notices the bandage, which has Prompto's name on it! She discovers that Prompto attends the same school as Noctis, and thus believes they are friends, she writes Prompto a letter, asking that he remains friends with Noctis, thus causing Prompto to change himself, before he feels he can approach Noctis, so he starts running to lose weight! Thoughts Not sure about this episode, personally, the "Little Japan" look of the location in this episode, seemed out of place to me! Also I thought Luna looked older than Prompto in this episode, and thus would mean she's older than Noctis too, whether this is the case, I don't know! I liked how Ignis featured in this episode though! [spoiler=Episode 3 - Sword and Shield]Synopsis Noctis and company have just felled a large horned beast, that Prompto exclaims will be the base of their next meal, however just after saying that, two more beasts of the same species approach them, along with Imperial Forces! Noctis and company do battle with both the horned beasts, and the Imperial Forces, with Gladiolus making a bet with Noctis as to who will be eating meat tonight, determined by who defeats the most number of enemies! Memories surrounding young Noctis are recalled, from his refusal to train with Gladiolus, after deciding it was too difficult, to Gladiolus at home, with his younger sister Iris, followed by other memories! Returning to the present, with all enemies subdued (one of the horned beasts was like "screw this", and skulked off), it is revealed that Noctis and Gladiolus are tied, for number of enemies defeated! Thoughts After the blip that was the last episode, I feel this episode was again, a good episode, can't think of anything wrong with it! latest?cb=20160707131238 [spoiler=Episode 4 - Bittersweet Memories]Synopsis Tired of camping, Noctis and company return to a town they've already passed through, in order to spend the night! Noctis and Prompto go out to explore the town, with Prompto asking two women where they got their ice cream from, whilst Ignis goes out to get ingredients! Back at the room, Ignis starts baking, and memory to explain his interest in baking begins! Noctis once had a dessert he really enjoyed, but doesn't know what was in it, so Ignis attempts on several occasions to re-create the receipt, he then travels over to Noctis' appartment, to deliver the completed products, and then usually clean up the appartment, and make dinner! Thoughts Again, I feel this was a good episode, I also like how the original car, from the Final Fantasy XIII Versus trailers returns, that said, I think it returned in episode three, but it was stationary in that, and you couldn't see all of it! [spoiler=Episode 5 - The Warmth of Light]Synopsis The battle against the Marililith from episode one, resumes with this episode, we are also shown more of Noctis' past encounter with the Marililith, with Prompto, Ignis and Gladiolus reminding Noctis, that this time, he is not alone! Thoughts I personally think that episode one, should really have been screened as episode four, as when you watch episode two, and everything is all hunky dory, you think "wait... what!?" We also find out the woman killed protecting young Noctis is his "carer", nanny perhaps, rather than his mother, which is who I thought she was, so why is he so enraged? Ok, I guess he could possibly still be enraged at his nanny being killed! [spoiler=Episode 6 - Teaser Trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWvH7hOIfz0 I feel it's a shame that Luna replaced Stella, although in one of the more recent trailers (excluding Kingsglaive), I will admit that Luna actually received some development, rather than being an "end point"! I kind of hope that Stella still exists somewhere in the current canon! When I think about it, an idea has popped into my head, although I find it interesting I'd choose such an idea; Stella is Luna's older sister, and original fianceé to Noctis, even though there is an age difference, however Stella is killed, and thus Luna is made Noctis' fianceé instead! Looking forward to know how you get the car skin featuring Cindy, if you don't go for the pre-order pack, although that said, I think that pre-order pack might even be Japan exclusive anyway! Also, it seems that since I was last on Final Fantasy wikia, there has been a new picture of Aranea Highwind, although that said, Square-Enix has yet to release an image where she looks right when wearing her helmet, in my opinion! Lastly, Justice Monster V has popped into my head, probably because it was something I "had to" learn about on my Final Fantasy module, for work ! [spoiler=Images]latest?cb=20110921161124 latest?cb=20141220163126 latest?cb=20160818230255 Right, so that's all from me, for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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