User blog comment:KressKross/Time to give some criticism.../@comment-7472785-20130602093044

The only voice that really got my neck hairs to rise was indeed Ruby's. But ultimately, what do we know? Her 'funny' voice may turn out to be a character trait...

That said, we should distance ourselves from expectations and give the team a chance. This is hitting an audience which has seen dozens of animes, read tons of fantasy, and played role playing and adventure games galore. To expect total originality is setting the bar too high. You will always see something you have seen or read before in a similar way. There simply are only so many plot lines or character builds.

The benchmark for dialogue scripting and plotting is not (only) whether it is original, but whether it is consistent with characterization and whether the story line has an inherent logic. The latter evidently doesn't mean that everything has to comply to our laws of physics - after all multi-purpose, polymorphing weapons and combat style ARE 'fantastic'. But within that fantastic world setting, the story must be coherent and comprehensible.

So, let's wait and see the story unfold.