As of writing this, I have completed the Saber route, Gilgamesh route, and CCC route.
After playing this, I see why it is called a companion game. While telling its own story, it gives more time to the already-established characters while also adding new ones. Giving you plenty of opportunities for characters to get more characterization that wouldn’t really make much sense in Fate/EXTRA. CCC also gets an overarching villain with BB, which I would count as a strength over the original Fate/EXTRA. Also, it is fun to watch her do her usual thing of being an evil imp. Bringing up BB, I should also mention how, boy, this is way more horny than EXTRA. Not just horny with designs, but plot horny; it’s up to you if you have a problem with all the stuff that comes with that; it didn’t bother me.
There are some slight problems caused by this being a sort of sequel, but not really a sequel. An important aspect of a lot of Fate works for me is the developing relationship between Master and Servant, and you lose that in this in a not satisfying way. They try to reset your relationship by giving you memory loss, but it’s nowhere close to capturing the original Fate/EXTRA. Honestly, it felt like a pointless plot point. I assume they did this so you could go into Fate/EXTRA no problem if, for some reason, you played CCC first. It probably would have been better to have CCC be a more direct continuation of your relationship with your Servant from EXTRA.
That is why picking Gilgamesh is so great because you get that developing relationship part back. It’s really interesting to have this feeling of walking on eggshells around your own Servant. He is such an ass in a way that is really entertaining and, honestly, kind of endearing by the end for me. Also, picking him straight up makes CCC’s story better. If you are reading this without playing CCC, I strongly recommend picking Gilgamesh.
I’m still not crazy about the rock-paper-scissors combat, but it is still a definite improvement from the original. Things in general look better presented with menus and animations. All the music is good, but I found the battle OST to be a step down from EXTRA. I miss the jazz.
Ultimately, I like the original Fate/EXTRA more than CCC, but there are aspects of CCC that are improvements, and it is definitely worth playing if you are a fan of Fate/EXTRA.
This game introduces the braindead lizard idol. How can it be bad?
After playing this, I see why it is called a companion game. While telling its own story, it gives more time to the already-established characters while also adding new ones. Giving you plenty of opportunities for characters to get more characterization that wouldn’t really make much sense in Fate/EXTRA. CCC also gets an overarching villain with BB, which I would count as a strength over the original Fate/EXTRA. Also, it is fun to watch her do her usual thing of being an evil imp. Bringing up BB, I should also mention how, boy, this is way more horny than EXTRA. Not just horny with designs, but plot horny; it’s up to you if you have a problem with all the stuff that comes with that; it didn’t bother me.
There are some slight problems caused by this being a sort of sequel, but not really a sequel. An important aspect of a lot of Fate works for me is the developing relationship between Master and Servant, and you lose that in this in a not satisfying way. They try to reset your relationship by giving you memory loss, but it’s nowhere close to capturing the original Fate/EXTRA. Honestly, it felt like a pointless plot point. I assume they did this so you could go into Fate/EXTRA no problem if, for some reason, you played CCC first. It probably would have been better to have CCC be a more direct continuation of your relationship with your Servant from EXTRA.
That is why picking Gilgamesh is so great because you get that developing relationship part back. It’s really interesting to have this feeling of walking on eggshells around your own Servant. He is such an ass in a way that is really entertaining and, honestly, kind of endearing by the end for me. Also, picking him straight up makes CCC’s story better. If you are reading this without playing CCC, I strongly recommend picking Gilgamesh.
I’m still not crazy about the rock-paper-scissors combat, but it is still a definite improvement from the original. Things in general look better presented with menus and animations. All the music is good, but I found the battle OST to be a step down from EXTRA. I miss the jazz.
Ultimately, I like the original Fate/EXTRA more than CCC, but there are aspects of CCC that are improvements, and it is definitely worth playing if you are a fan of Fate/EXTRA.
This game introduces the braindead lizard idol. How can it be bad?