Lucanis Romance Super Disappointing
I had to stop bringing Neve with me because he flirts so obviously with her and gives me scraps. Being one of the clear forefront winners for romance before the release, wtf were the writers thinking...
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Now that I have also seen what kind of moments were thought for Lucanis’s romance, it makes it even more sad. Romantic condola cruise in Treviso or even more intimate scenes. But mostly, that would have been THE first kiss for this type broody character. I wish we would have had that the most.
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Seeing these sketches has me fully convinced that the commitment scene we got wasn’t meant to be for Rook. I think they had to do a last minute pivot and just jammed Rook’s “commitment” into the scene meant for setting up the Lucanis/Neve romance. I don’t know what happened to his character specifically, but it is painfully obvious something is wrong. The Act 1 choice inexplicably locking him out while not shutting down the Neve romance, the reused scenes and banter, the lack of payoff for the setup in his first scene, and the weird anti-romance in his Act 2 “totally a slow burn, we swear! That’s why they don’t touch at all. It’s just pining! 👀”
The reason Rook feels secondary to Neve is 100% because we just didn’t get the content we were meant to have, so Rook is getting crammed into a Neve-shaped hole. (Phrasing, I know.) I cannot be swayed from this opinion.
I was already disappointed with the romance, but after seeing the sketches...oh man...It made the whole situation so much worse for me. It's like you went at one of the best places at your city to order a sandwich and they gave you a slightly burned toast with undercooked egg on top. And then one of the chefs showed you a picture of a perfect sandwich with the words: 'Well, dude I was going to make you something like this, but...'. On the other hand I'm grateful coz now I know they actually had a potential, but someone chose to ruin it. I wish I knew whose choice it was then I could send them a picture of my money with the words: 'There is what I was going to spend for the next game, but sorry, never happens.'
