I must say the show was quite disappointing. Not the games, but production. Last three challengers had complex theme, rich accompanying program and plenty of stuff creating mood of the event. What have we got here?
- Studio instead of some interesting location.
- No musicians, story cutscenes, cosplaying extras...only pathetic Eredin. Where the heck was Dandelion?
- Interviews were quite tacky and hollow. At NG challenger Ash used to ask competitors many interesting questions about their gaming experience, their plans etc.
- Announcement of the winner had that absolutely underwhelming "by the way" feel (I almost expected cleaning stuff with bucket and broom appearing in the shot). No fanfares, no applause, no congratulations from other players.
- Quite irritating Burza with product placement (somebody could´ve SWITCHed him off).
- And these terrible jackets everyone was wearing were the last nail to the coffin of Monster feel.
To sum it up, it cried "low budget" all over the place. I really hope Masters will return to previous standards.