Jennifer

Thank you for your valuable insights and self-care advice! I am often looking for techniques and always appreciate ones that can be taught and implemented by other students, as self-care is often talked about but rarely appropriately explained.

In addition, Merida’s faults and recklessness are acknowledged many times in the movie. She comes to regret how brash her decisions were and uses this knowledge to develop more as a character. Though I wholeheartedly agree that most of her actions in the movie, until near the end, are selfish and ignorant, the primary growth of her character is coming to terms with the consequences of her actions and to correct those wrongs, which I think is a valuable lesson for kids to learn.

Where I’d like to see further improvement, as you have already aptly discussed, is the narrative. The visuals in this game are remarkable but, as is the shortcomings with almost all open world games, there has to be a narrative link between the value of the primary storyline and the importance of additional stories and general map wandering. I love this ability to roam and explore, particularly in such a visually appealing world, but investing more time in the narrative and intriguing the gamer to spend time in the open world, possibly through more diverse enemies and a better incentive to discover, would make the sequel stronger.