Talk:Majula/@comment-85.2.171.37-20140216002436

Well, it's not as fancy looking as the Nexus, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.

No, seriously, I really hope it will be something between the Nexus and Firelink Shrine. I prefered the Nexus personnaly, as you really had the feeling it was your base, an island of peace in an ocean of darkness and hostility, and because it was the place where you were planning most of your adventure. The same cannot be said about Firelink Shrine : the key improvments that you could make to your character, that is reinforcing your weapons, learn spells and level up, were almost all made at bonfires or in various places of the world, like Quelana, the advanced pyromancy trainer, who waits at the bottom of Blighttown. But still, the main advantage that Firelink Shrine had over the Nexus is that you really felt like it was the center of the world, while still being in the world. In the Nexus, you knew you were absolutly safe from everything, giving you the impression of being more in a stilized menu, like in Fable 3 for example, rather than being still in the game. But in Firelink Shrine, there was the shadow of the Parish looming above, the cemetery with those nasty squeletons not very far or even the hellhole formerly known as New Londo just below. Something was always reminding you that, while it was a relatively calm place, you were still moving in waist-deep shit in a world where every little thing wants to backstab you and take your humanity. But while I say that, in my opinion, that aspect was a little too marked in the game, giving Firelink Shrine a kind of ever-oppressing atmosphere that suited the game, but was too much sometime.

Nonetheless, from what I've read, Majula looks pretty balanced to me, a good compromise. With the addition of a Maiden-like character, you will  have to make your way back to the town to get your upgrade, which is fine, as you can now warp from the beggining of the game. It's a nice, peacefull little town by the sea, but who still seems to be connected to Drangleic, and much open than the Nexus.