Explaining my FGO obsession.

[asiren]

Ok, I guess I should explain how I got into Fate/Grand Order, and why I am obsessed with such a silly mobile gacha game that has really, really punishing RNG for their pull system. (It's worse than Final Fantasy Record Keeper (FFRK), Puzzle & Dragons (PAD), and Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH) combined.)

I blame my husband, Aslann. He started playing it one day, and I got curious as a cat. I didn't even bother trying to reroll the account for better Servants (that's what the units are called by in this game, well, in the Fate series in general) because I didn't think I would take it seriously.

Boy, was I wrong. The very first sign of trouble was in the very first chapter, Singularity F (Fuyuki). I didn’t think much of it at the start, but at the end of the chapter, I found myself amazed by how well done the storyline was in comparison to other mobile games I’ve played (FFRK, PAD, FEH). Only FEH comes close, and FGO’s story in that chapter is still miles ahead.

The second sign was how fond I became of Cú Chulainn in his Lancer form for being the last Servant standing in a lot of fights. I wouldn’t have won them without him. (Him and Hans Christian Andersen.)

So I started reading his dialogue, and then reading up on his wiki entry, and then one of my co-workers sent me this Youtube link (Emiya san Chi no Kyou no Gohan Moments #2, aka Today's Menu for the Emiya Family). After seeing that short clip, I knew that Cú Chulainn was now one of my favorite characters in FGO, and his role in the FGO movie just cemented it. D:

And then I started watching Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works (the ufotable version), then Fate/Zero (also by ufotable), Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (also by ufotable), then Fate/Apocrypha (do not recommend, only watch if you're bored), and Fate/Extra Last Encore (eh... it's ok...).

ufotable, at least for the Fate series, totally rocks, BTW. Unlimited Blade Works is still my favorite. The FGO movie is great just because of Cú Chulainn.

So yeah, that's the hole I fell into for the first half of this year alone.

Also, yeah, I love Cú Chulainn.

(Cross-posted from Pillowfort.)