The sad trueth however is that shows that have to rely on cliffhangers to keep up their suspence tend to be on the weak side in regards of story. The greatest problem with cliffhangers is, that if you don't bring the most unexpected story twist right here you will disappoint a great deal of people... speculations have run wild already... which will make this part really hard.
For example if you know "Long live the princess" there is a great deal of suspense even though there are no cliffhangers around. The community is strongly argueing about "what will happen next" and that is because the story haven't advanced further yet.
This game had an equal tension building at the start of the open world chapter.
i see your point and while valid i feel i have to disagree. i am familiar with "Long Live the Princess" and as with this game i enjoy it! there are lots of things developers could do to improve the style of their games and the choices they tend to make and no matter what they choose to do they cant please everyone! perhaps im in the minority of people who like the direction these type of games are going even if the cliffhanger is a bit of a buzzkill! i admit to being one of those people who tune in regularly to my favorite television programs to find out what happens next!
its a bit like the old saying that anticipation makes the heart grow fonder (or is the spice of life... who remembers all those sayings anyway). the point being that this is how episodic shows/games work! the point that the dev decided to leave off on in this update was just so wrong, but anyone whos been following the game will want to know what happens! its how a game developer and a TV producer get you coming back to consume their product! in todays society everyone is in the mindset that "i have to have it all right now or i dont want it at all" and it honestly scares me! has our reliance on having everything on demand and at our fingertips caused us to loose our sense of patience?
some things take time to enjoy! you wouldnt rush falling in love ( i guess a lot of people actually do and thats why we have such a high divorce rate these days)! as an older person whos probably been around for longer than most, i feel we need to stop and enjoy things a little more sometimes! having things on demand and eating fast food is good, but there are sometimes you just wanna take it slow (netflix and chill) and have yourself a slow cooked homemade meal!
if i had to summarize, my point is that maybe cliffhangers suck, but if we're patient... good things will come! hey that sounds like another of those old sayings i used to hear from my grandparents all the time! ah yes... good things come to those who wait! heard that one a million times as a kid! (literally my grandma said that jazz like a million times... got so sick of hearin it)