#on god i swear to you even before i had any dislike for Nasu himself I thought this magic system was atrocious

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Last ask for the night, what's your opinion on the nasuverse's magic system? It's always bothered me, in part due to "Older is Automatically Better" rule thing. Like??? It's not??? Another hang up I have is simply the fact it's so damn inconsistent. Ugh, part of this is prob my own writing experiences and the like influencing me, but I've found the more I write, the more I find flaws in works and authors I used to like.

Nasu doesnt have a magic system he just makes shit up as he goes.

I could genuinely rant, not analyze or anything just fucking rant in pure anger, at how awful Nasu's "magic system" is.

I am going spare both you and I that though and simply describe it as such: The "rules" of Nasu's magic "system" are literally designed around the idea of "i have no idea how to explain his" being an acceptable answer in-universe.

I say "the rules are fake and nothing matters" regarding FGO's """lore""" and """""worldbuilding""""" a lot, but in regards to its magic *that is literally how it works*

It is designed from the ground up to automatically excuse the author telling us nothing about how it works. To a lesser extent, this is also the entire reason "mystery" is a thing and I know i've talked before about how that wastes what could otherwise be such a good explanation for so many things about IRL lost history and overlap between myths and legends.

#never thought i'd get an ask #it is genuinely the worst magic system I have ever seen in any piece of media #SAO has more consistent rules than this shit #fgo #nasu is a hack #on god i swear to you even before i had any dislike for Nasu himself I thought this magic system was atrocious