“My therapist will be hearing about this.” 😂 fair.

The true chapter 6 experience: crying and debating over Mio's hair for far too long.
Basically what I did my first time through.

33:19 I NEVER NOTICED RIKU RAISING HIS EYEBROWS WHEN X ASKS WHERE NOAH GOT THE SWORD

Mio passing away in the hospital and noah leaving his child alone in the woods broke me more then anything else in this game I cried for hours FOR HOURS

I cried the most for N when we found out M was actually Noah’s Mio all along. This man lost everything is multiple lifetimes, and once again lost the only thing he ever wanted.

I love the moment when Mio reveals herself. When she gives Noah Miyabi’s flute, that was all the proof Noah needed that this was his Mio. Back in Chapter 4, when they swapped flutes, it was more than just a cute bonding moment; that was the writers moving a chess piece for later. If that was anyone else, even M, Noah would have been given his Kevesi flute. Such a masterful set up and pay off.

I'm reminded of that last line from Jin in Torna the Golden Country, where he was talking about Lora and said he "never wished for forever, it was enough to be just with her." Just like what M wanted with N.

How lucky that D impaled Nia since she could survive as long as he didn't hit the core crystal, if that had been Melia intead Keves would've been short of one queen.

N's therapist is who really needs to hear about this... And Lanz's... Really, the whole cast is going to put someone's children through college...

I feel that N is so much more tragic than the game lets on.  He clearly suffers from dependent personality disorder and obsessive love disorder.  Beyond that, I think the saddest part is that, despite her claims, I don’t think M ever knew just how tormented N was before he became a consul.  We are told and shown that trauma can lead to unblocking memories from a previous life and his trauma is the continual death of Mio, to the point that he relives her deaths in his nightmares - possibly every night.  We have no evidence that he ever disclosed this information to her, likely wanting her to live a happier life unburdened by this knowledge, but because of how the reincarnation works, she would always die first (assuming she dies from reaching her term limit) having lived a full life, while N is always left to grieve over and over and over again.  We are told the world is over 1000 years old and they can live at most 10 years at a time, I can’t imagine how many iterations it took before N finally couldn’t take it anymore.

Oh I cannot wait till Harry Mcentire (Noah's VA) gets to chapter 6 in his stream of this game. Cause its probably where he expressed the most range.

I have conflicting feelings on Shania. She’s had it rough, no doubt, and the only person she ever really talked to wasn’t the most stable relationship. That feeling of hopelessness about your situation no matter what you do really wears down on a person to the point of doing what she did. But at the same time, that doesn’t justify ending someone’s life to make your own better, especially when it’s an ENTIRE CITY. I guess that’s what makes N such a compelling villain. You don’t forgive them, but you understand why.

The music of Nia’s theme is amazing. It made me cry immediately

Mio is just a great actress. M switched with her in the prison escape battle and played the role of M the entire time until the homecoming ritual.

Legend says Sarah dies a little inside every time we get "Homecoming Mio."

19:57 THIS MOMENT! The realization hits N right as it hits you yourself and it's just so insane! Then of course it's followed up by the best voice acting from N. Like goddamn, you can FEEL his despair

this is actually the best game series ever. <3 monolith soft.

20:28 - yes, this voice acting!
Voice artist now playing this game and making voice for all lines that was without them.

Man... I didn't get a chance to talk about it since we were (rightfully) in Emote Only Jail, but Chapters 5 and 6 need to be in every literature curriculum in schools. Masterful storytelling. Noah and N are incredibly in depth and complex characters. It's physically painful to watch Noah lose Mio in every lifetime no matter what he does differently. While I don't condone N's actions, I understand him. Noah's VA absolutely went hard in his performances here.

The maternity ward scene and Noah and Mio's interactions at the beginning of Ch 5 hit so differently when you find out they did have a child together.

ETA: Noah screaming at N, "You're full of s***!" was BEAUTIFUL

Seeing Nia was amazing, especially with the Drifting Souls instrumental playing 😭

the voice acting in this game is awesome, so much better than xenoblade 2