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mokadevs · 10 months

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Recently finished fgo’s olympus so here are some bleary unorganized thoughts on it and my frustrations before i drift off to sleep

i think my biggest problem with olympus is that it over promises.

I think that the set up is amazing. Not referring to atlantis, though atlantis was great as everyone and their mother has said, but the whole sequence of a) entering olympus and b) exploring olympus is incredible. I think its one of the peak examples of fgo constantly being able to make you feel like their are Actual stakes in the narrative despite you as a player knowing that the tree will inevitably be cut and you’ll see the cosmos denied screen flash by again. Running through the city

Hell, Demeter’s entire entrance was bone chilling. I think she has the best mech design of the olympus gods in my biased opinion, and seeing her drop down before the animated screech she lets out that destroys the city was incredible. Truly the first time i saw it i went Holy Shit.

Then… i wont say the lostbelt flops after that but there were a few key areas that it left me wanting.

Personal preference out of the way, ill say the constant deus ex machinas - whether it be for the good guys or the bad guys (if the bad guy has a deus ex machina, is it called that?? Anyway) - started to get a little irritating after a while. The stakes were so, so high at the start, and demeters victory felt so barely clawed for with so many bits and pieces coming together that certain other fights felt like. “Well, okay then.” The twins revealing caligula and then saying “we didnt wanna say we had him for dramatic effect!” was really eye roll worthy, for example, and to be honest i dont really understand how we were able to shmoove our way out of aphrodites mind control hellscape, which was annoying after again i loved demeters fight So much

ill note there that these are things that didnt work for ME, in MY OPINION im sure other people feel other ways about it and i am happy for them for it :]

I think that parts of the lostbelt felt… rushed, and i didnt feel like the power scaling of chaldea matched narratively. With how much trouble we had for a single fighter at the start, i felt like in universe things got too easy with too little justification.

I was really disappointed with dioscuris writing, and also weirded out by the fact that there were twin humans and twin gods but very little was drawn about their connection…?? I was so certain that they would have some sort of relationship, or at least a cool narrative foil, but all we got was the twin humans hating the dioscuri because they killed their friends, and a cheap line about adele criticizing the girl twin for always following what her brother said.

I feel mixed about chaos, because in the moment i was emotionally moved but in retrospect it feels like a bit of a cheap non-foreshadowed reason for musashi to die epicly. Though maybe it was foreshadowed and i missed it; ill have to reread, but for now it just feels Too out of the blue to feel good.

But i think the thing that i think i disliked the most was “actually zeus was going to fuck off in the end and abandon the humans here letting them die so this lostbelt was evil from the start and gudako is objevtively right for this”

And like. Thats so AGGRAVATING for the lostbelt that was drummed up to be the one that would give us the most trouble, the lostbelt that was supposed to be the model one.

What i really wanted out of this lostbelt was a lostbelt that was objectively better than earth. That really? The only reason we could justify destroying it was for our own survival. Not because the lostbelt was in some way flawed, but because we have no other choice. With how sickly killing the first lostbelt felt, i really wanted lostbelt 5 to blow me out of the park with the emotional weight of killing a world and it just. didnt even try. It threw in some half assed line about why this lostbelt was well and truly evil

Which like! Honestly if it had been done well enough i couldve been fine with, couldve been happy with. But the twist that zeus actually was going to fuck off? That chaos was going to destroy all the humans anyway?? That zeus brainwashed the other gods to his side anyway????? I felt zero sympathy in destroying this lostbelt and i wanted to, SO badly

And i am All Here for a more in depth take on how humans have twisted robots into gods. How these ronots thought they could love humans but didnt hold the capacity for it!!! Honestly that concept is super cool!! I liked it!!! But like. The way it was delivered left a bad taste in my mouth. I wanted to care more about the tragedy it had wrought.

I wish that zeus’ defeat was something like… in attempting to defeat zeus, chaldea accidentally/maybe on purpose? Endangers the people of olympus. And through the motions of protecting them, zeus burns and falls to ruin. And as he lays there, he realizes that as much as he wants to care for these people hes protecting, he doesnt. And hes dying for what he feels is nothing.

If i put more thought to it i could come up with more ways the god plotline couldve been bettered on. But like. A third act twist where the reader is reassured that this lostbelt is undeniably evil is really one of the worst options they couldve taken at that point. Basically everything else i can forgive but that felt really sour in my mouth

And finally . I loved kirschtania and caenis i did cry. I could say more on them but itd be fairly incoherent especially when im this tired. Just know that i really really like them

#fgo #lb5.2 #lb5 #fgo olympus #kiki speaks

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asterouslyaesthetic · 10 months

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the mystery of olympus' CE is so fun because at first, i was like "oh, maybe they team up with kirsch" and then i was like "oh, no, guda just wishes that were the case since kirsch would complete the group", and the important thing to note is that i thought they actually had the party and that it was europa making them dinner

then musashi died and somehow i didn't make the connection that it's basically everyone they lost in the lostbelt because again, i thought it was referencing europa's party

so when the final node of the last chapter hit me in the back of the head with a resounding yes but actually no, i cried

as if atlantis wasn't enough

#fgo #fgo olympus #fgo macarios #fgo adele #kirschtaria wodime #musashi fgo #also realized that the twin's tomorrow included the party #they never got their party #neither did musashi and she said it knowing full well #that this would be the case #and kirsch could've been an ally if not for beryl #he was so cute when he was like i don't dislike being called that #all my homies hate beryl #i miss my friends i miss them lots #at least kintoki and mama raikou will be a nice distraction

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reignsan · 2 years

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Olympians + Talos + Golden Huge Bear size comparison

#fate grand order #fgo olympus

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a-particular-quetzalcoatl · 2 years

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So I’ve finished the Olympus Lostbelt and oh boy, have my opinions about the Crypters changed a lot.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR OLYMPUS

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

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So a lot of things came out Olympus.

And I’m not saying they weren’t significant.

But there is one thing that really stuck with me.

Kirschtaria mentions that to save each member of the Crypters, he went on a journey with them as a part of the mental simulations for the Foreign God. Getting to know them as they saved the world together, and then...

None of them remember. And it becomes clear he never told them.

Those people he knew no longer exist. The versions that he becomes close to are gone, and he has to see them and remember.

There are certain parallels that can be drawn between the Master of Chaldea, and an overarching theme that has been woven throughout the Lostbelts: “If something is wiped from existence, did it even matter?”

If only the members of Chaldea will remember helping the people of Singularities... if the people of Lostbelts are wiped from existence and only the Chaldeans remember them... did they matter?

And the devastation of Beryl betraying him is just so tragic. Because the Beryl we meet never went on that journey with Kirschtaria. But he still trusted him, and Beryl stabbed him in the back.

#fgo #fate grand order #FGO spoilers #fgo lostbelt #fgo olympus #kirschtaria wodime #on the topic of kirschtaria #post olympus

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bethanybeatdowns · 2 years

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i'm reaching a LOT here because olympus is a main story chapter and requiem is a collab event, but let me add that their release dates are a bit brilliant. same energy as releasing yuga kshetra- some deicide kinda thing and limited event gudaguda 4 with oda "heathenism is a personality trait in this game" nobunaga thing they did last year.

so, space and sea exploration are two sides of the same coin. two very dark places where human hands reach into with curiosity and developing technology for the sake of science and discovery. as above, so below and all that jazz. zeus and voyager could be interpreted as foils of each other. here goes...

the divine vs human. stagnation of authoritative gods vs innovation of scientific progress. olympus being a futuristic, utopian metropolis but hinges upon a very outdated paradigm of hollow earth theory located deep below the ocean vs. voyager made by the latest (at that time) technology alone floating in space- above and below. the stars and skies being explained by myth and stories vs. the stars and skies being systematically explored using cutting-edge tools and better equipment.

zeus as space and cosmos coming down to earth for survival to take the form of humans vs. voyager as a mere man-made objects sent up and up beyond the sky, entrusted to outlast humanity, and metamorphose as something human. the old world of divinity represented by a thunderous old god vs. humanity's love letter to the sea of stars being an innocent child.

#fate grand order #fgo #fgo spoilers #fgo voyager #fgo atlantis #fgo olympus #daisy's fgo personals #sorry for being kinda rambly and stream of consciousness #this could be better and more refined #but i'm trying to churn this out before requiem event ends

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emperorbubblegum · 2 years

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Okay, now that I've cleared Olympus I've got some thoughts. This might be a long post and there's gonna obviously be spoilers so here's a cut

Alright so first, I'd like to preface this with saying that I never really liked Musashi. Historically speaking he's one of my favorite figures, and I'm glad that the one we know isn't the one from Proper Human History, but she just never really seemed that cool I guess. It might be because I haven't finished Shimousa yet, but she was annoying in Summer 4, and she felt unecessary in LB1.

Now that I've gotten that out of the way. Damn. I rarely cry, especially not in reaction to pieces of fiction, but damn did that one scene get me close. I knew something was going to happen, but holy fuck was that just... the exact amount of epic and tragic that I like in games. Honestly after that, I don't know if anyone could dislike her.

And on the topic of servants who've grown on me: I think Caenis is probably one of my favorite servants now. I love his final ascension's design, and his character really speaks to me. His fights weren't hard by any means (as stated in a previous post I'm loaded when it comes to sabers), but after Demeter (hardest boss in the game imo), Aphrodite (who I unga bunga bustered with Orion), and Wodime (stall strats for life), his fights were a refreshing break from both the previous challenging and easy bosses. Plus I summoned him in like two tickets immediately after I finished the last section, so, y'know.

I've never really liked the humans of the Fate series, because other than the Stay Night cast, they all pale in comparison to the servants. I mean, why wouldn't they? The servants are the stars of the show. However, Wodime Kirschtaria is such a fantastic villain.

He doesn't shit talk you the entire time you're fighting him. He doesn't blindly do what the Foreign God wants him to do. He isn't some weak ass bitch hiding behind his much stronger servants.

He regards you with respect, almost like an equal. He follows his own ideals that honestly, from a different point of view, are quite heroic in their own right. And to top it all of he's a master at combat, being able to take on Caenis, the Dioscuri, and even Zeus. He's formiddible enough to actually be considered a threat without being completely overpowered, provokes in a way that isn't just "woe is me, my backstory's tragic", and actually has a genuine motive that makes his entire plan that much more threatening - unlike, say, Beryl, who's just there to have fun - and in my opinion, that's what makes a good villain.

This is definitely the best chapter in FGO so far, and from what I've heard, Avalon's even better. I can't wait for future chapters, so I'm probably gonna try and play them on my JP account as soon as I can. As for NA right now, though, I'm probably going to just QP grind until the Anniversary to make sure I have enough for Castoria.

#sorry for the long post #let's hope I didn't use up my castoria luck with that caenis summon #actually might finish shimousa this week #eh that can wait till after anniversary hits #god i love this game #fgo #fate grand order #fgo olympus

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megashadowdragon · 2 years

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#fgo #fate grand order #fate/grand order #altermagna #fgo comic #fgo fancomic #fate grand order comic #fate/grand order comic #percy jackson #fgo olympus #fate grand order olympus #fgo lostbelt 5

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ahumblebox · 1 year

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Thank you Caenis!

Just beat Demeter with a clutch victory by mandatory support Caenis with surprise crits. I honestly believed I lost when the HP bar just barely grazed to the 1000's only to heal by 60,000.

Shoutout to Mandricardo who got us so far with NP spam!

#fgo #fgo olympus #fgo demeter #fgo caenis

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shslprince · 10 months

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wishing my fellow berries and cream fuckers a very "good luck with your oberon pulls"

#oberon #oberon vortigern #fgo oberon #fate grand order #fgo #fate go #lostbelt 6 #lb 6 spoilers #fgo ritsuka #ritsuka fujimaru #nasuverse #yuli art #got him after a couple pulls!! spreading my luck with this catalyst #still going thru olympus tho so I can't get his final ascension...

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zeravmeta · 26 days

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think it was really funny forever that nasu's stance on fgo collab characters (in-series) was "yeah they're just here to make a fun cameo they're not all that relevant in the grand scheme of things" and then the first collab event was the knk event, the very critical prelude to prison tower, one of the most important canon events in fgo, featuring a starting sequence of guda having a funny dream where they end up wandering into the root by accident and kickstarting the chain of gudas soul and dreams being irrevocably tied together with guda astral projecting to places via their dreams and also getting a whole bunch of nightmares into their soul as well

#what im saying is that shutters was right void SHOULD have been who holmes was fighting in the olympus trailer #fgo #fate grand order #zerav meta

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godpolls · 5 months

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sorry if i missed something, feel free to tell me what it is, especially if there are other gods in it!

#zeus #zeus ror #lore olympus #god of war #marvel #dc #percy jackson #pjo #osp #overly sarcastic productions #fgo #hades game #disneys hercules #hercules #greek mythology #greek gods

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guccimedusa · 9 months

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