Having now completed the main story....

[Codesterz]

I must say this games story was a fail for me. This is coming from someone who didn't play the first game. Half of the game was tossing out names of places, people, corps that I know nothing about and the other half was sniper chick and sword girl bickering repeatedly or the blue haired chick being annoying in one way or another. There was no character development. We are no closer to the characters than we were at the start. The protagonist is way to passive and a tactical or strategical? idiot who relies on plot convenience to be successful. I honestly think I dislike all of the characters or at best just don't care about them. Anyone know if the story ever improves? Do the characters ever become likeable? Do we ever form any sort of a bond with them within the main story?

[Zecko]

Originally posted by Codesterz:

Anyone know if the story ever improves? Do the characters ever become likeable? Do we ever form any sort of a bond with them within the main story?

No, no, and no.

[epicsimian]

From what I understand the characters do have growth through the affinity system but obviously it's too early for me to have experienced this first hand.

I wouldn't completely rule it out in the story but I wouldn't expect it either. If it happens it will probably be the exception not the rule.

[Lorche]

Here is the thing about Exilium.

Pretty much all of its story beats really put into account that you understood at least the bare bone basic gist and minimum plot rundown of IOP-verse (excluding Reverse Collapse: Code Bakery, since that is a future event in IOP-verse). That, and put effort in reading the Classified and Remastered records. It talked a lot about the settings during the 10 year gaps and what happened in between.

(Colphee and Nemesis and Krolik are highly probable to be future plot points due to their past and probably will be delved on beyond chapter 6. Especially Nemesis and Krolik)

And as much as Sunborn insisted that the story of GFL2-verse is sufficiently independent without GFL lore knowledge, I would call that as a load of bull. Minimum knowledge might help people curious enough, but zero knowledge will confuse people.

But anyway, all I can say is that probably seek the lore videos and dive right into the IOP rabbit hole

[Lurnaezel]

A sequel requires you to have played the original to understand it well.

Wow. Super shocking.

[Codesterz]

Originally posted by epicsimian:

From what I understand the characters do have growth through the affinity system but obviously it's too early for me to have experienced this first hand.

I wouldn't completely rule it out in the story but I wouldn't expect it either. If it happens it will probably be the exception not the rule.

Can't really say I'm a fan of it then. Makes all the bonding feel like a fanfic or filler. I need those bonds reflected within the main story. All of the characters feel so distant towards the MC in main story and I do not care for it. I'll at least stick around till the next main story update to see where and how it goes only because my gacha luck was ridiculous. Can't see me playing this one long term though. I need to be engaged with and enjoy the main story in a gacha game or I won't last long.

[Johnathon Fortnite]

This is unfortunate, it's a shame because it looks solid. But easy as piss gameplay, stage based gacha and the story is ♥♥♥♥ 😭

Might as well just play xcom with anime girl mods honestly. I was looking forward to this but I guess not.

[Chudimir Lenin]

Originally posted by Lurnaezel:

A sequel requires you to have played the original to understand it well.

Wow. Super shocking.

Honestly you shouldn't have to if it's a gacha game. Lots of people didn't play the first GFL1, and don't really have the time or urge to watch a video essay about the story. Absolute brain dead comment, go take a shower lol.