Finally reached the end of the main story. Have to say, amazing work with the second half of chapter 5. Really gave me a lot of Castlevania vibes. The feeling of adventuring through the varied and intricate landscapes that you've created was amazing. When I reached the penultimate area of chapter 5 and the music kicked in, I was hyped.
The boss encounters before the last had a lot of narrative threads set up in the previous chapters pay off in a satisfying way. The stuff that surrounds Mila's mother, Ashe, Lucille had great reveals. I enjoyed how a certain contract character made an appearance. It was a blast reaching the end.
The final boss was as climactic as it should be, given everything that has set up. The design was great, and it had a unique mechanic to defeating it. It was funny that a certain character showed up in the end for an assist when I had no problem draining the boss with bombga.
I have some nits when it comes to the ending which are that there's no choosing of Mila's final fate after defeating the final boss and that it was too short. The ending is fine as it is--the part with the Nocturna members after the boss was a great sendoff for these characters. However, I wanted to see more. Would've found it interesting to see what many of the characters (main or contract) have been doing lately. Would've loved if we get to see Mila and Lucille reconcile and connect after the game. Would've enjoyed seeing if Mila would take up Bianca's offer. Maybe there could be a final decision at the end based on one's quest completion to choose Mila's ending. Hope you would consider this since it would make a fantastic end to a fantastic game!
I have completed the game at HR85 with all contracts completed and all skills have been acquired (even the secret one with the 13 super boss rematches). It has been an incredible journey watching this game grow. For years, I had kept this game close to my heart. Seeing and voting on new contracts, waiting each Sunday for the news drop, and witnessing how the main story would unfold.
Thank you MKRU for working on this game as much as you have. I can't wait to see what you have cooking up for next time.