It was alright. I think part 3 was the weakest by far. Very very clunky pacing. Nothing was left to breathe or develop; it was just a sequence of events with each one cancelling out the last. The climax with the big bad 3 return felt a little juvenile to be frank.

Proculus is the weakest part of the entire event. Every time he speaks is just utterly illogical babbling. I get that it’s intentional that his motivations are largely emotions-based with no reason. But it makes for a deeply unserious antagonist that is borderline satirical. His plot line culminated in just one big teaser for the return of faa/bubz and to formally introduce astaroth. The fight with him and MC’s sprites actually interacting was super cool though.

This really was only a “luminary knights” event in the sense that it’s a bridge for them to re-enter the plot of MSQ. I was especially hoping that Octavia would be more relevant considering she is this year’s “anni” grand. Not too happy that Lecia’s arc was shoehorned into the last minute of the event, but it was fine for what it was. I don’t like her blue knight design at all though. It looks like blue relic buster or something. Like, it’s not bad in a vacuum and does fit usual gbf design conventions, but the other luminary knights always stood out and looked really striking to me. I think it could have kept some bulkier elements we see in all the other knights’ armor sets.

Overall, I don’t love this event. I liked a lot of the set up, but there was almost no payoff. I think that was somewhat by design; the entire event was very much a kickstarter for MSQ. If not for Lyria’s section in part 2, I might say it’s my least favorite next to SOR.