A bonus campaign that was probably more fitting to be a 2-hour OVA or movie. Though I find it to be a decent epilogue to the main story that helps elaborate on some key details about the plot and themes, and though I appreciate how it uses the game's ending as a jumping point to develop the game's cast a bit further, I still think The Answer is a waste of time because it is a sloppy and thoughtless addition in its construction and presentation.
While "The Journey" was a campaign carefully considered from its structure and gameplay to elaborate on its themes, I feel like "The Answer" copies the bare minimum without keeping the gameplay loop that made that journey fun in the first place. Without a clear separation of dungeon crawling and plot and without the benefits of social links, The Answer amounts to little more than 30-40 hours of meandering, meaningless dungeon padding with nuggets of story at the beginning and end to give said padding reason to exist.
If The Answer added anything more or had any unique aspect to its gameplay or presentation, it may have been a decent bonus, but as its stands it is perfectly skippable and not worth playing through for the few unique ideas it brings.
While "The Journey" was a campaign carefully considered from its structure and gameplay to elaborate on its themes, I feel like "The Answer" copies the bare minimum without keeping the gameplay loop that made that journey fun in the first place. Without a clear separation of dungeon crawling and plot and without the benefits of social links, The Answer amounts to little more than 30-40 hours of meandering, meaningless dungeon padding with nuggets of story at the beginning and end to give said padding reason to exist.
If The Answer added anything more or had any unique aspect to its gameplay or presentation, it may have been a decent bonus, but as its stands it is perfectly skippable and not worth playing through for the few unique ideas it brings.