And today, I officially finish LB6 and don't worry, I won't dick-suck it or try and be a contrarian for the sake of it:
If LB6.1 was meh and LB6.2 was okay, then LB6.3 is actually pretty great with only a few flaws in it. Of course, alot of this is due to how much stuff was put into Part 1 and 2 to allow Part 3 to have an actual pace and not feel like it's wasting time or giving us needless battles for the sake of it(While I don't count them myself as the whole package, I should look into the fact that others don't see it that way). I won't go into massive details because... well, I suck at describing the whole experience in that fashion without droning on and on about it so I'll just get to brass tacks and get the cons out of the way:
-Certain Scenes should have used cinematics
As Rey so eloquently put it, Muramasa's sacrifice absolutely should have been a cinematic as the VN layout does not do it justice at all despite their best attempts to do so. Others like Tam Lin Melusine, actually seeing Demon Dog Barghest cry or seeing the figure in the storm keep Castoria balanced should have gotten some extra on top of that. It's not a major loss but it does feel like the scenes would pop alot more if they had cinematics to them.
-The Pacing
This is honestly minor and it's just me but while the I stated the pace isn't nowhere near as bad as Part 1 or 2, there are times when it feels it's way too fast or skips something it should given a little more towards. I'm fine with us not seeing Redra Bit's death as that's not important in the grand scheme of things but stuff like the Oberon Vortigern reveal feels like it was rushed a bit as well as the ending sequence and us not seeing the "remains" of Faerie Britain when Ritsuka, Mash and Da Vinci say their goodbyes.
And... that's as far as I can think of to be frank.
Otherwise, Nasu actually goes a LONG way in not only showing but giving us full deets and actual onus on how truly deadly these calamities, and Cernunnos are and just how truly damning they can get. It's honestly not something we have had in a very long time, even if there were explanations for how and why(This goes into the general consensus of how Beasts lost some of their luster after Tiamat and Goetia). It also gives atleast decent outs for even the asshole characters and atleast try and humanize and sympathize with them(Your Mileage Will Vary though).
I will honestly agree with some and say that this is Mash at her absolute apex and I feel Mash needed what happened in LB6 for the longest: A chance to be by herself and do something to actually stabilize herself as her own character. Yes, Observer of The Timeless Temple exists but while it does give Mash a personal arc, it still had her be effectively glued to Ritsuka at the end of the day. This though? It actually gives her something for herself by herself, something that was long, long needed in terms of truly defining her as her own character.
Castoria is another piece of the arc and honestly? She's easily my favorite Servant pairing we've had. I like how at the end of the day, she's nothing like PHH Artoria but at the same time, she also has her heart and drive even if she doesn't believe she has it. She's ultimately a "Savior" that hates her role and just wants to be a normal girl and shows a myriad of hilarious expressions, thoughts and feelings... but she also has actual depth, she doesn't want to disappoint her friends, she deludes herself into thinking the best of people even when she knows it's a crock of shit and thinks the worst. She hates Proper Human History but at the same time, she doesn't loathe it either or wants it gone and understands Faerie Britain needs to go. Even at the end of the day, she never truly realizes who or what she is but ultimately plants into face-first by doing nothing but moving forward because that's what she needs... no, wants to do.
Even Oberon at the end of the day, I just ended up liking him. Even at the final confrontation, you can't even hate the guy as he literally could have killed everyone while they was sleeping... and didn't. He even tries to pretend he did so just to fuck with you and the deception just has him go through with a fight he didn't even need to do. It's showed that while yes, he did fight for Titania and even tried to destroy PHH for Titania, it's also obvious he hates himself and also loathes himself on the fact he hates everything. It makes you just want to give the man a hug.
I have other things to say but I would basically be rambling. Overall, I won't say this is the best Lostbelt or the best story ever, I would honestly tie it with Atlantis-Olympus and Babylonia as the best stories in FGO. While the first part was a slog, it wasn't truly terrible and more a massive establishing saga. Part 2 was better but it dragged it's feet in parts which did hurt the part overall. Part 3 was able to finish strong and get everything nice and tidy at the end with only a few small flaws in the end.
8/10, I honestly enjoyed it and I would absolutely play it again.
