I've been watching ye olde Unlimited Blade Works, having decided to write a story about the Fate/stay night characters -- but really about Saber, my beloved. And FSN classic (Fate route) as well. Infinite Blade Works is more interesting, but I'm starting to get reminded at how much I dislike the story... and I'm still writing a fanfic about it?
But now I've actually figured out why I don't like FSN. I think it's easiest to explain in list form:
That's in order of increasing mental stability — the one who wants to make a wish so that her entire adult life didn't occur is one of the most normal human beings here. These are all the walking wounded. Magic doesn't feel very magical if it just corrupts everything it touches. And so me, who likes a good slice of life — of course I hate this show. It's absolutely not my thing! But I am writing a slice of life story about them because in our scenario they can't work out their issues with violence (as if they could anyway).
We have taken out the worst offenders from our story, the ones most likely to do indiscriminate killing, but among the ones we have left there are a few who have no compunctions about murder. And we have a lot of people who just need help. They're functional in society, but only just. It's something we need to think about for this residence.
But now I've actually figured out why I don't like FSN. I think it's easiest to explain in list form:
- Shinji - borderline personality disorder, narcissitic personality disorder, psychopathy
- Gilgamesh - narcissistic personality disorder, obsession
- Medea - post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, abandonment issues
- Soichirou - antisocial personality disorder
- Fake priest guy - psychopathy
- Shirou - post-traumatic stress disorder, eighth grade syndrome
- EMIYA - post-traumatic stress disorder, depression
- Artoria - burnout
- Lancer - actually pretty normal?
- Rin - tsundere, no real disorders
- Fujimura-sensei - living her best life!
That's in order of increasing mental stability — the one who wants to make a wish so that her entire adult life didn't occur is one of the most normal human beings here. These are all the walking wounded. Magic doesn't feel very magical if it just corrupts everything it touches. And so me, who likes a good slice of life — of course I hate this show. It's absolutely not my thing! But I am writing a slice of life story about them because in our scenario they can't work out their issues with violence (as if they could anyway).
We have taken out the worst offenders from our story, the ones most likely to do indiscriminate killing, but among the ones we have left there are a few who have no compunctions about murder. And we have a lot of people who just need help. They're functional in society, but only just. It's something we need to think about for this residence.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto