Hey yo chapter 9 is full
moments
Got damn
smh..this whole chapter feels like pure filler
It was funny to me. Plus i knew you brehs would come with it with the Harlem jokes. I also liked it because that town in the chapter was more lively, and reminds me a whole lot of Diamond City from Fallout 4. I liked the battles to. Still, i can definitely see why some people think it's filler (Reddit is 50/50 on it). I’m a avoid posting spoilers though.
I see ch.9 as part of the journey/quest as much as say a chapter 12 (which is
) because with a journey as long, and serious as this one. Sometimes writers in entertainment tend to take a detour towards a more lighter tone, and i understand why they do this. I believe they do it (at least the FFVIIR writers for ch.9) to strengthen character relationships off of playful moments together, and such. To give sort of an intermission from just strengthening character relationships off of tragedy, and grave dangers they've faced together.
I'm currently on chapter 14, first playthrough. I feel like the game started out kind of slow (a lot of modern media does this) mainly because how much Cloud was a tight ass
but that's because again, it's a long journey. Game is heat.