vivisucre:

A subtle but very important cinematography I’ve found in the entire scene. 

There is an Occuria in each frame during the scene with Ashe. Now you might tell me “they are on a small round platform of course you’d see them”. But really, the dev could have chosen other angles. Ashe is surrounded physically and mentally by Occurias, and we, as the player, are too. 

The only two exceptions are : 

When “Rasler” appears. Ashe is in shock. She understands what he is, a tool of the Occurias. The camera shows a close-up view on her shaking lips.

The second one is when the party shows up. The Occurias are trying to manipulate Ashe, but the second the party appears, they are off-screen. They all heard the voice of the Occuria, and they immediatly state what should be obvious : “you won’t listen to them right ??” 

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