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It's been way too long since I've played Frontier, I'll have to replay it before Ragnarok comes out next year... But what I do remember is that I kind of disliked Loki specifically? Well, that and the over-reliance on the keys and some other stuff. To some, the problem with Frontier is probably also related to the fact that it's a bunch of mutilated, stitched together Norse myths like some kind of Asian Frankenstein with tentacle smut added in it.Hey VB veterans, I've got a non-gameplay question for y'all. I've been noticing in some threads such as hgg2d that seem to have the collective opinion that VB frontier has objectively the worst plot out of the VB series. Do y'all agree with this opinion? I'm still quite new to the VB franchise (finished frontier, almost done with hollow), but for me while I do think the cast in hollow is overall better mainly because of sylvia, I don't exactly think Frontier's cast or plot is much worse either.
Of the properly translated games, I'd definitely rate it as the lowest in terms of story. Though I think it's kind of like Gaia where the Law Route is better than the Chaos route... only worse. In Gaia, the Chaos route is at least ok... Hollow is kind of the opposite in the sense that the Chaos route is by far the better written route, but even then, the Law route isn't outright bad, just not super remarkable.
At the end of the day though, it's also a matter of taste. Saying that a story is "objectively bad" is kind of difficult, since even "objectively bad" stories can be enjoyable for someone, and there's no sin in liking a story that other people don't. No matter what anyone else says.
That said, I'd think that thoroughly discussing the Frontier story would work better in the Frontier thread.