@bidossessi Quite honestly I would wait with watching this if you have not played the game (which is fantastic btw.). This has been announced to be a full two cour show and will deviate from the game - but it's anyone's guess if the aim is to grab new anime watchers or the players of the game. Fwiw this was pretty much 1:1 how the game starts out (with minor hints of stuff the game gets to only later on) and it even tries to mirror some of the various gameplay styles but it is certainly strange when it's not interactive. That said this will most certainly not be able to replicate the same experience with the different endings in this medium (especially the final "E" one).
Shout by Stanislas Bidossessi SodononBlockedParent2023-01-10T18:46:33Z
This first episode was really soulless. We're dumped in the middle of a fight, with no idea of the sides or the stakes. The fight scenes may be cool to watch, but there's no actual story. I'm guessing that this is supposed to resonate with fans of the game. I'm clearly not the target audience.