[AK:E] They Did Gilberta Dirty in Her New Story

Gilberta's old story is about finding happy moments in the sad moments instead of trying to keep despair at bay by thinking happy thoughts. It's about living in the world that exists and being happy instead of creating a fake world in your head where nothing sad ever happens. Her new story is a confused patchwork of narratives that fails to land any of them in a satisfying way. It was supposed to be about Gilberta's extra memories from past lives, but they don't even introduce that concept until the final act and it is resolved almost before the player realizes it's happening. This is, in part, because the new story drastically changes the themes it wants to get across without making any changes to the quest structure. Thus, the events that happen don't really tie in to the new themes very well. They also fail to properly set up the climax and don't give our characters a clear, personal connection to what's happening. #arknightsendfield #endfield #gilberta #lore