I can imagine a better version of this that is much longer and far more in-depth. for a prequel story, it was pretty underwhelming because of how it only scratches the surface and gives mostly just a more firsthand account of backstory we already knew from the main story.

some of the assets for something more in-depth are definitely here. it just feels like a waste to take a story that could've been much longer and involved more characters. still, it was neat to see how some of the things in the past had played out, even if it felt a bit underdeveloped.