@FeristalJ every job stone quest required you to have level 15 in an unrelated class that i guess made "lore" sense for your job advancement, like lancer needed level 30 and level 15 marauder to become a dragoon
finally starting octopath 0 and truly astounded at the galdera motifs sprinkled in the title screen theme + the traditional octopath title motif. consistently just impressed with yasunori nishiki
just you and a toy that doesn't allow you to grow, or form meaningful connections, or learn new skills.
all genAI is evil but this /especially/ is a fucking disgrace.
as a kid i would have robbed myself of the opportunity to learn how to play the melody to zelda's lullaby on a piano and feeling HUGELY accomplished when i could replicate something that was so influential to me as a child.
like...do they not understand the human element?
i'm "lucky" to be in an industry where genAI will never touch because opera is so out of touch it'll take 30 years for genAI to make moves.
imagine sitting in your room alone having a computer generate music for you. no talking to other people, no collaboration.