honestly i think For Answer is a bleaker take on the human condition than Miyazaki ever conveyed in the Souls series. just this nihilistic hellstew of ecological collapse, the rich taking to flying cities to pretend nothing’s happening, all while funding pointless proxy wars over a barren planet of factories and cities swallowed by grey deserts. there’s branching story paths and they’re all horrible nightmares. AC games aren’t really known for their optimism or glorification of war but even in that context 4A stands out as this howl of rage at capitalism and the military-industrial complex. also there’s a robot named after aaliyah