Fate/Grand Order

Okay doing a frame-by-frame analysis on rewatch (I was writing this up before I realized there was a corresponding news post):

• I'm pretty sure this is Marina Inoue narrating, so her and Xiang Yu are going to be a big narrative focus.
• Bryn and Sigurd's rowboat is called "Neptune's Folly", which I think is a reference to something? dunno if this actually matters as a detail.
• New swimsuit for Mashu! Also doing the Shounagon pose is cute and perfectly valid for a PV about their summer memories in photos.
• The book next to Yu is about Kiara, "something Vile something II" I can't really make out the text clearly at this angle.
• Tomoe is such a Gamer that she's staying inside to play VR while everyone else is romping outside for camping activities. Which I mean, stones glass houses so I can't judge.
• Yu has a Xiang Yu charm in her new outfit which is very cute.
• Murasaki (purple's her color motif and she's the only Raita Servant who hasn't gotten any alt) went speedboating, which huh didn't expect that for her. Also can't wait for new Seimei bait.
• Abigail and Gao's photos show a rapid increasing number of likes at the bottom, which might be a gameplay and/or story thing. Also Abby has a Yugo float which is very cute.

Okay, taking a look at some of the event bonuses has me interested. Aside from the standard Swimsuit Servants auto bonuses, there's also Artoria Caster, William Tell, Columbus, Andersen, Regular Gucchan, Xiang Yu, Spartacus & Qin Shi Huang. So it's not only a big Qin sequel, it's got stuff for Kiara too.

Vegeta: I'm back bitches!

The event is mission based, but completing quests changes the event time from day to night and vice versa. Sounds like an annoying gimmick.

Also, the event bonus characters all swimsuit characters + characters created by Urobuchi. And Columbus for whatever reason. The welfare is Urobuchi's very own Akuta-senpai and Nasu already claimed the main writer this time is "the horror fan".

Okay, so they really loved the day-night mechanic from Luluhawa. I guess we can live with that.

It's been fun.

Combining enemy spawn CE/missions with day/night mechanics sounds... bad

Edited by Nouct on Aug 14th 2020 at 2:44:29 AM

x3 I thought Minase created Tell and Nasu created Andersen.

Vegeta: I'm back bitches!

For my own amusement, characters in this event who wear glasses (only counting artwork within the game) table

Character	Normal	Summer
Ritsuka	Yes, but only with Atlas MC	No
Mashu	Yes, but not as Shielder	Yes
Kiara	No	Maybe
Prillya	No	Maybe
Bryn	No	Yes
Tomoe	No	I guess VR goggles can count??
Murasaki	Yes	Maybe
Abigail	No	Maybe
Yu	Yes	Technically yes with sunglasses
Emiya	No	Yes
Sigurd	Yes	Yes
Gao Changgong	No	Yes

Edited by Nouct on Aug 14th 2020 at 2:54:35 AM

x5 William Tell also has a bonus and he was written by Minase. Though the event does seem like a partial SIN reunion.

Edited by TPPR10 on Aug 14th 2020 at 12:52:02 PM

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!

Ah this was earlier than expected.

And nothing to roll for as expected! That said, breaking the saberface pattern as well as the no Loli servants pattern is surprising. I was hoping for swimsuit Gray-tan, how sad

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys

Last year, Rider Vinci had an event bonus for Vegas but didn't feature in the plot, so I'm going to keep my expectations low for Castoria having an event bonus.

Edited by Nouct on Aug 14th 2020 at 2:58:21 AM

Oh yeah, I noticed that one of the scenes had a black cat in it. And with Abby getting a swimsuit, does that mean Salem Abigail is going to appear?

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!

My measly pile of quartz is safe. None of these interest me.

Edited by Zabilac on Aug 14th 2020 at 3:03:41 AM

Me: *vainly hoping Abigail won't have anything too gross in an Ascension or Murasaki won't have terrible anatomy like Summer Raikou*

both of these banners have 2/3 characters what the fuck this is the most direct attack since summer 3

ok now to figure out the optimal number of Quartz and tickets to save for a 11-roll on both banners while using leftovers as one last attempt to Castoria

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Also I like how the event's much scaled back in tone and cast, a laid-back camping trip with only like a dozen is gonna be nice after the intensity of doing "EVERYONE IS HERE" for Hawaii and Vegas.

Edited by Nouct on Aug 14th 2020 at 3:05:10 AM

Yeah, that event sounds boring and without interesting Servants.

Oh well, it's still 2 years till then.

People have already deduced where the event takes place based on the screenshot of the event map.

I mean it's supposed to be a summer camp horror story so...

"No Saberfaces? Pfft, I'll pass"

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Aug 14th 2020 at 6:10:25 AM

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.

Higashide references SCP Foundation in his tweet about the new event, so uh look forward to FGO's own SCP

Higashide seems to be writing the event (no surprise, he has said to be a big B-rated horror fan) and seems to have some SCP flavouring to it.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!

so who's being fed to who for containment procedures who's the D-class?

Secret Signature

Abby probably (is Meteo into SCP?)

At least I know who to blame if Lanling dies in the first half (ʘᴗʘ✿)

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys

As someone unfamiliar with SCP, anyone mind explaining what the ever living fuck it entails?

Vegeta: I'm back bitches!

Wiki.SCP Foundation is kinda like a dedicated online universe about an agency and the horrors they encounter

It was popular enough in Japan to get a light novel.

Honestly anything if Higashide wants to reference one particular SCP. One idea that comes to mind is SCP-40-J due to the event taking place in Japan, the black cat and the Xiang Yu hairpin.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!