I dunno.
The way Shirou sneered at the whole "talk through the magecraft as you do it" thing that magus do and then went and did exactly that kinda destroyed the fight scene for me.
Selling the "revelation of love" as the context where he started up his Marble was... well, compared to how quickly he achieved it during the game, only for Gabe to confiscate it just so he could sell it back, that comparison destroyed the love-love for me.
Also yeah I muttered "Brainwashing: Complete" when he switched up his Aria.
But worst of all...
1) Karasuba was too much. It's like... she kills people by the boat load, and she unabashedly continues to plan to kill people by the boat load. Why spare her? And then turn around and have her straight-up execute the two that are less of a threat?
2) Also I dunno why he thinks Takami isn't completely complicit. Why is she different than all the other nameless faceless researchers?
Basically,
Gabe is writing a Shirou that goes on and on about the "Mind of the Asura", but then when he closes his mouth, his actions don't match his words. That really bugs me.
The way Shirou sneered at the whole "talk through the magecraft as you do it" thing that magus do and then went and did exactly that kinda destroyed the fight scene for me.
Selling the "revelation of love" as the context where he started up his Marble was... well, compared to how quickly he achieved it during the game, only for Gabe to confiscate it just so he could sell it back, that comparison destroyed the love-love for me.
Also yeah I muttered "Brainwashing: Complete" when he switched up his Aria.
But worst of all...
1) Karasuba was too much. It's like... she kills people by the boat load, and she unabashedly continues to plan to kill people by the boat load. Why spare her? And then turn around and have her straight-up execute the two that are less of a threat?
2) Also I dunno why he thinks Takami isn't completely complicit. Why is she different than all the other nameless faceless researchers?
Basically,
Gabe is writing a Shirou that goes on and on about the "Mind of the Asura", but then when he closes his mouth, his actions don't match his words. That really bugs me.