I didn't think that the update is particularly short. It might even be a bit longer than I expected. I'm just a little disappointed that there's only one new repeatable scene, especially considering that an old one even gets removed at the current end of Shani's story. Well there's Pepper, who says that I can come and give a sample, whenever I want, but her lab is greyed out for me after the scene. Maybe that's a bug?
I think the repeatable scenes during the sandbox sections go a long way to pad the updates with satisfying content. It's immersive to come back to the harem between missions and story sequences and it stretches the play time. The new addition of going to sleep with Zahra is proof enough for me that this works well and is something I'd like more of. All the greyed out portraits in the harem are just so bittersweet.
About calling this a story heavy update I'm not so sure. The hive was the only thing new really, but it only got introduced as a big mystery. If this was the story heavy introduction, how many story heavy updates will it take to flesh out the concept of the hive?
Shani now finally arrived at the zone, but we already knew that she would. What we still don't know is what the zone is about. What's so dangerous about it, besides the lightning, and what is Shani supposed to do in there? It doesn't seem like she's got a clear objective, so is she just going to camp for a few days, before she just decides to go back home? Maybe it slipped my mind, but I don't think there ever was a scene, where Zaton gave his master's map to Shani and explained what it was about.
All in all I really liked the update, especially the action scenes. The hive is cool, Ivy was pretty badass with her bow and Fangs wears her sunglasses in the dark in true blues sister fashion.
I think the repeatable scenes during the sandbox sections go a long way to pad the updates with satisfying content. It's immersive to come back to the harem between missions and story sequences and it stretches the play time. The new addition of going to sleep with Zahra is proof enough for me that this works well and is something I'd like more of. All the greyed out portraits in the harem are just so bittersweet.
About calling this a story heavy update I'm not so sure. The hive was the only thing new really, but it only got introduced as a big mystery. If this was the story heavy introduction, how many story heavy updates will it take to flesh out the concept of the hive?
Shani now finally arrived at the zone, but we already knew that she would. What we still don't know is what the zone is about. What's so dangerous about it, besides the lightning, and what is Shani supposed to do in there? It doesn't seem like she's got a clear objective, so is she just going to camp for a few days, before she just decides to go back home? Maybe it slipped my mind, but I don't think there ever was a scene, where Zaton gave his master's map to Shani and explained what it was about.
All in all I really liked the update, especially the action scenes. The hive is cool, Ivy was pretty badass with her bow and Fangs wears her sunglasses in the dark in true blues sister fashion.
